(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On June 12, 2016 at 9:23 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a westbound vehicle that just had left a local coffee shop in Blind River. The male driver had the odour of alcohol on his breath and left westbound on Highway 17.
At 9:37 p.m., officers from Thessalon observed a vehicle that matched the description provided by the complainant, west of Iron Bridge. A traffic stop was initiated. The officer determined the driver had been consuming alcohol and the driver was arrested.
Robert BALDWIN, 67 years of age, from Kierkfield, Ontario, was charged with: Operate Motor Vehicle Over 80 milligrams, contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Blind River on July 7, 2016.
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