SUDBURY -- A 62-year-old man from Verner is facing charges following an incident Oct. 9 in which Ontario Provincial Police helped Sudbury police catch a fleeing suspect.
Greater Sudbury Police were dealing with a collision on Garson Coniston Road, where the driver failed to remain at the scene of the crash.
The Nipissing West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were told the driver was last seen heading east on Highway 17.
"Shortly thereafter, the vehicle was located and stopped on Highway 17 in Hagar, Municipality of Markstay-Warren," the OPP said in a news release Tuesday.
"Investigation revealed the driver had consumed alcohol and was subsequently arrested."
The Verner man is charged with impaired driving and was released in an appearance notice in the Ontario Court of Justice on Nov. 25 in Sudbury.
He was issued a 90-day driver's licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The case marks the 51st impaired driving charged under in the Nipissing West detachment area in 2020.
