Northern Ont. suspect, 95, charged with driving scooter while impaired
A 95-year-old suspect from West Nipissing has been charged with impaired driving after Ontario Provincial Police responded to a traffic hazard Aug. 30.
The incident took place around 12:58 a.m. when the scooter was blocking the roadway on Pine Street.
"Police located a low-speed mobile scooter stationary in the middle of the road," the OPP said in a news release Tuesday.
"The operator was arrested for impaired driving and then transported to the OPP detachment for further testing."
The suspect has been charged with impaired driving and was released with a court date of Oct. 3 in North Bay.
The suspect's driver's licence was suspended for 90 days.
"The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails … dial 911 as impaired driving never ends well," police said.
"Please plan a way to get home safely."
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