Sioux Lookout Ride Checks Net Arrests

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Festive R.I.D.E. Program success. Thunder Bay Police report on solid December
Too many drivers seem to be willing to risk it when it comes to impaired driving

Festive R.I.D.E. Program success. Thunder Bay Police report on solid December
Too many drivers seem to be willing to risk it when it comes to impaired driving

SIOUX LOOKOUT – The Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted 21 RIDE checks between Friday, December 8 and Sunday, December 10, 2017.

As a result, four people have been charged with various offences.

  • A 26-year-old male from Sioux Lookout was charged with operating a motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood, being a novice driver with a blood alcohol content over zero and being a class G1 license holder with no accompanied driver.
  • A 19-year-old male from Sioux Lookout was charged with refusal to provide a breath sample as well as resisting arrest.
  • A 31-year-old female from WAWAKAPEWIN was charged with driving with a suspended drivers license, failing to have a toddler in a child seat and failing to surrender proof of insurance.
  • A 50-year-old male from ZELAND Township was charged with driving without a license.

Police are asking anyone that sees a suspected impaired driver to phone 9-1-1 and report it to police.