An SUV driving down a grass embankment on the 1400 block of Seymour St. raised the curiosity of city police in the early hours this morning.
They watched as the vehicle with a British Columbia licence plate went down a grass embankment from a parking lot located off Seymour.
Shortly thereafter, police stopped the vehicle on Franklin at Seymour and arrested and charged the 26-year old male driver, of North Bay, with:
- one count of impaired driving;
- one count of fail or refuse to provide sample; and
- one count of breach of Officer in Charge undertaking.
Police also issued multiple Part III summons to the accused for the following Provincial Offences Act offences:
- Driving while under suspension (remedial and unpaid fines);
- Permit use of plate not authorized for vehicle;
- Operate motor vehicle, no insurance; and
- Drive motor vehicle, no permit.
The motorist was held in custody pending a bail hearing today.
