NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - On Feb. 11, 2021 at 2:57 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Dublin Township in the Sudbury District.
During the investigation it was determined that the driver was impaired. The driver was arrested and transported to the Nipissing West (Sudbury) OPP Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, the driver, Paul Jutras, 34 years of age from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC);
• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the CC; and
• Dangerous operation, contrary to section, 320.13(1) of the CC.
The accused was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on March 3, 2021 in the City of Greater Sudbury.
The accused was issued a 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (ADLS) and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
This incident marks the 11th driver charged under the criminal impaired driving laws in the Nipissing West Detachment area in 2021.
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