NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ELLIOT LAKE - On Nov. 12, 2020 at approximately 8:53 p.m., East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were on patrol on Hillside Drive North and Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake.
Police observed a pickup truck come to a stop on Ontario Avenue within the live lane of traffic. The truck eventually made a turn into a parking lot. But, in the course of that motion, drove over the curb and boulevard. Due to concern for safety, the pickup truck was stopped and driver spoken to.
It was learned the driver did not have a driver's license and was in fact a prohibited driver as a result of prior offences. Subsequently, the driver was arrested and charged. The vehicle was also towed and impounded.
Calvin Briffett, 59 years of age of Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code - contrary to section 320.18(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC).
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Jan. 5, 2021.
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