(SUDBURY, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with impaired driving offences, after a Good Samaritan reported a possible impaired driver.
On November 30, 2024, at approximately 9:25 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver, travelling north on Highway 69, towards Sudbury.
The vehicle was located by police, traveling over 30 kilometres an hour over the posted speed limit, which was stopped. The driver was arrested for impaired driving, then transported to Greater Sudbury Police Service for further testing. A search of the vehicle located open liquor.
Justin QUENNEVILLE, 37 years-of-age, from Sudbury, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Speeding 1 – 49 Km/h over posted limit
- Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on January 8, 2025, in Sudbury.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please “Make the Call,” and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.