NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS TOWNSHIP - On Dec. 2, 2022 at approximately 10:35 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general law enforcement duties, including traffic enforcement, on Highway 17 in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township.
The officer observed a truck with a lighting violation. A traffic stop was conducted and it was determined the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. They were subsequently arrested and returned to detachment for further tests.
Donnie Robichaud, 49-year-old from Val Caron, was charged with operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Jan. 16, 2023.
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