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.