NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Suspended driver in Elliot Lake arrested.
On November 2, 2024, the OPP assisted and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) officers who located a driver passed out in the driver's seat of a white pickup truck. The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with impaired by drug and possession of Schedule I substance. He was also issued a 90-day Automatic Driver's Licence Suspension and vehicle towed.
On November 20, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when the same white pickup truck was observed and it was being operated by the suspended driver. A subsequent traffic stop was conducted on Hillside Drive South and the driver was arrested. The pickup truck was also towed and impounded.
Raymond Young, 33-years-old from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Driving while under suspension - two counts
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on February 19, 2025.
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