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OPP: Collision investigation leads to impaired charges

The driver from Papineau-Cameron Township is charged with operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs and operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
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PAPINEAU-CAMERON, Ont. — The Ontario Provincial Police reports one person was arrested and charged after a vehicle was involved in a collision on Chenier Road in Papineau-Cameron Township.

On February 2, 2024, just after 11 p.m., Mattawa OPP attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision and located the driver, who was not injured.

Police say after speaking to the driver, it was determined that they had consumed an alcoholic beverage. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the Mattawa Detachment of the OPP for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, William Jackson, 67, from Papineau-Cameron Township was charged with operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs and operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on February 27, 2024.

The accused was issued a 90-day driver's licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.