A 24-year-old Pembroke resident has been charged with impaired driving following a traffic complaint in the Upper Ottawa Valley, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Police said they received a report the evening of Jan. 30 about a cargo van being driven erratically. A Ministry of Transportation officer located and stopped the vehicle on Highway 17 in Laurentian Valley Township.
Upper Ottawa Valley OPP officers attended the scene and noted several deficiencies with the vehicle, police said. A roadside screening device was used and the driver was later taken to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, a Pembroke man has been charged with operation while impaired by alcohol and operation with a blood-alcohol concentration of 80 milligrams or more. He is also charged under the Highway Traffic Act and the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act with failing to have a windshield wiper on a commercial motor vehicle, failing to maintain a clear view to the front, failing to surrender a driver’s licence and failing to surrender an insurance card.
Police said the man’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on Feb. 24.
(Steve Berard)