Impaired driver had beer cans strewn across front seat, police say
A 27-year-old from Iron Bridge has been charged with impaired driving following an incident Thursday at a Blind River golf course.
East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police and Mississauga First Nation were called at 5:45 p.m. and told that an impaired driver had just arrived at the golf course.
“A short time later police attended the driving range and located the suspect,” police said in a news release.
“While speaking to the vehicle driver police determined alcohol had been consumed. The accused was subsequently arrested and transported to Blind River detachment for further testing.”
A search of the driver’s vehicle uncovered more than “10 empty beer cans on the front seat and floor. The vehicle was then towed and impounded.”
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The suspect has been charged with impaired driving and has a court date of Nov. 9 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake.
Should you observe a suspected impaired driver, call 911 or contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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