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Driver charged after being found under the influence of drugs

Traffic complaint leads to charges for 32-year-old driver
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A 32-year-old person from Billings Township was arrested and charged for driving while impaired on July 30. (File)

On July 30, at approximately 5:21 p.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver travelling north on Highway 6 from Manitoulin Island headed toward Espanola. 

Police located the vehicle on Highway 6, Curtin Township and determined the driver was under the influence of a drug.   

Further investigation by a Drug Recognition Expert was completed and as a result of the evaluation, the driver a 32-year-old person from Billings Township was arrested and charged with:

Operation While Impaired - Alcohol and Drugs

The accused was released on an Appearance Notice and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Sept. 14, 2020.