the OPP
Yesterday at 8:55 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a serious motor-vehicle collision on the 800 block of King’s Highway.
As a result of an investigation, officers arrested a male driver at the scene.
The 33-year-old Couchiching First Nation man then was taken to the OPP detachment for breath tests.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded for the mandatory seven days.
The driver subsequently was charged with:
•impaired operation of a motor vehicle;
•driving with a blood alcohol level over .08 mg;
•driving while suspended;
•making an improper left turn; and
•driving with an unsealed container of liquor.
The man will appear in court here Aug. 24.
