FROM/DE: Manitoulin Detachment DATE: April 3, 2024
OPP CHARGE DRIVER FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
(NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, ON) – Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for erratic driving, which resulted in the arrest of the driver.
On March 31, 2024, shortly after 4:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol on Water Street in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. Police observed a motor vehicle driving in an erratic manner and conducted a traffic stop.
Upon speaking with the driver, police were able to determine the driver had consumed alcohol beverages. The driver was subsequently arrested and transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, James HAMMER, 36-years-old, from New Liskeard has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on April 16, 2024.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
