On January 17 at 10 p.m., members of the Powassan Detachment of the OPP saw a motor vehicle in the ditch while patrolling Highway 11 near Purdon Line.
Police spoke with the driver and requested that he undergo mandatory alcohol screening. The driver provided a breath sample into an Approved Screening Device and registered a "Fail". The driver was placed under arrest and transported to the North Bay OPP Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Brendan Dale, 21, from North Bay, Ontario, was charged with the following:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Dale was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on February 11, in North Bay.
