A local driver found operating a vehicle with a suspended license faced multiple charges following a report from an off-duty member of the Upper Ottawa Valley Ontario Provincial Police on April 13, 2024.
On-duty UOV OPP officers responded to the report, conducting a traffic stop of the vehicle in Laurentian Valley Township. The driver, identified as Nicholas Colbear, aged 22 of Petawawa, was subsequently arrested and charged with violations under various acts, including the Highway Traffic Act, Criminal Code, and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.
Colbear faces charges including failure to comply with an undertaking, driving while under suspension, and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
(Written by: Emma Butler)
