NIPIGON – NEWS – On April 10, 2022 at approximately 9:09 am EDT, an officer from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop in the Township of Nipigon.
While speaking with the driver, it was determined that they had been consuming alcohol.
The officer made a demand for an approved screening device breath sample. The driver failed, was placed under arrest and returned to the detachment for further tests.
a male age 31, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle impounded for 7 days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Nipigon on June 7th, 2022.
