NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MANITOWANING — One person is facing charges following an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) collision where the driver was ejected from an ATV on Cardwell Street in Manitowaning.
On Dec. 20, 2024, at approximately 5 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for a single ATV rollover, where the driver was ejected from the ATV. Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services attended the scene and transported the driver to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers conducted a general query and found the driver to be a prohibited driver. As a result, the driver was arrested for operation while prohibited.
As a result, the driver, Richard Osawanimiki, 65-years-old from Toronto, was charged with:
- Driving while under suspension - two counts
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code - two counts
The driver is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on Jan. 21, 2025.
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