NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BLIND RIVER - On Jan. 3, 2019, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River.
Shortly after 2 p.m., police observed an eastbound vehicle travelling a high rate of speed on Causley Street and a traffic stop was initiated.
As the officer was speaking to the male driver, he could not produce a valid driver's licence. A query revealed the male driver was prohibited from driving province-wide and was bound by a recognizance.
The male driver was arrested and the vehicle was impounded for 45 days.
As a result of the investigation, Daniel Cavaliere, 38 years age, from Kitchener, Ont. was charged with:
- Fail to comply with recognizance, contrary to section 145(3) of the Criminal Code;
- Drive while under suspension (x2), contrary to section 53(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA);
- Speeding, contrary to section 128 of the HTA.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Blind River on March 7, 2019.
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