From the OPP
Officers of the Rainy River District OPP charged an adult male driver with an impaired driving offence around 1:15 a.m. on July 2.
Police were notified of a traffic complainant on Highway 71 in Chapple Township.
Officers located vehicle on Highway 71 near Moore Road, where a 22-year-old Big Island First Nation man was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment for breath tests.
He subsequently was charged with having care or control of a motor vehicle while impaired.
The vehicle was impounded for a minimum of seven days and he was issued a mandatory 90-day driver’s licence suspension.
He is scheduled to appear in court here Aug. 29.
Motorists are reminded that operating a vehicle under the influence of any amount of alcohol is dangerous and jeopardizes your own safety, as well as the safety of others.
If you are planning to consume alcohol, then plan to have a sober person drive you home.
The public may report an impaired driver by calling the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
