NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SABLES-SPANISH RIVERS TWP — One person has been charged for impaired driving following a traffic complaint.
On March 9, 2024, shortly after 1 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 17 in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township.
Police were able to locate the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Upon speaking with the driver, police determined the driver had consumed alcoholic beverages. The driver was subsequently arrested and transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Carl Dickson, 20-years-old, from Little Current has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Drive commercial motor vehicle in contravention of conditions
- Turn - not in safety
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on April 15, 2024.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
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