NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - One person has been arrested and is facing impaired charges after being stopped by police on Highway 17 in Baldwin Township.
On Jan. 12, 2025 at approximately 12 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a vehicle driving dangerously on Highway 17. Police located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. Further testing on scene resulted in the driver being arrested for impaired operation.
As a result, the driver, Gurpreet Singh, 26 years old from Blind River, was charged with operation while impaired - drugs.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on March 10, 2025.
The OPP has highly trained Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) officers who are skilled in the detection and investigation of drug impaired drivers. Should you observe a suspected impaired driver on our roads, waterways or trails, don't hesitate to "MAKE THE CALL" and dial 911. Your phone call could save someone's life.
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