Novice driver near North Bay was speeding, had been drinking, police say
A novice driver charged for speeding in the North Bay area recently also had alcohol in the bloodstream, in violation of the province's zero-tolerance laws for inexperienced drivers.
The incident took place Oct. 18 around 10 p.m. when Mattawa Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle travelling 130 km/h on Highway 17 in Calvin Township.
"Police stopped the vehicle and conducted a mandatory alcohol screening test, (which showed) the driver had been consuming alcohol," the OPP said on social media Thursday.
The 19-year-old driver from Petawawa was charged with both speeding and being a novice driver with a blood alcohol content above zero.
- Download the CTV News app now
- Get local breaking news alerts
- Daily newsletter with the top local stories emailed to your inbox
"OPP remind motorists that it is your responsibility to understand the law pertaining to your class of driver's licence," police said.
"Novice drivers aged 21 or under, as well as drivers of any age who hold a G1, G2, M1, or M2 licence are NOT permitted to have any alcohol in their system when operating a motor vehicle."
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
'The mom is shattered': Body of employee who died at Halifax Walmart was found by her mother
The Maritime Sikh Society says the body of a young employee who died at a Walmart in Halifax last weekend was found by her mother.
Trudeau announces massive drop in immigration targets as Liberals make major pivot
The federal government is slashing immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits the government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic.
BREAKING 4 teens stabbed outside Montreal high school: police
Montreal police say four teenagers suffered stab wounds after an altercation near John F. Kennedy High School in the city's Villeray—Saint-Michel—Parc-Extension borough on Thursday.
'Horrific': Four people dead after Tesla slams into pillar and catches fire on Lake Shore Boulevard in Toronto
Four people are dead and another is in hospital after a Tesla driving through downtown Toronto at a high rate of speed crashed into a guardrail and struck a concrete pillar on Lake Shore Boulevard.
Vince McMahon, embattled former CEO of WWE, sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse
A new lawsuit alleges Vince McMahon knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a WWE employee in the 1980s.
B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon
Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon.
DEVELOPING Woman stabbed to death in park in Ottawa's south end
Emergency crews responded to a call for a stabbing at Paul Landry Park on Uplands Drive, between Paul Anka Drive and Bennett Street, at 11:25 a.m. Thursday.
Stunning fossil trapped in amber reveals previously unknown species that lived during the time of dinosaurs
Diverse firefly species lit up the night during the late Mesozoic period, scientists have confirmed.
More straight couples are calling each other partner. Here's why
Within a year of dating, 31-year-old Siara Rouzer crossed a major relationship milestone. The guy she was seeing was no longer a boyfriend but her partner.