NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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One person is facing charges following a single vehicle collision.
On Jan. 20, 2025 at approximately 1 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for a single motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Highway 551 in M'Chigeeng First Nation. Through further investigation, police determined that the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance, and an arrest was made.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to a local hospital by Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services as a precaution.
As a result, the driver, Jamie Debassige, 33 years old from M'Chigeeng First Nation, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - blood drug concentration
- Fabricating evidence
- Use plate not authorized for vehicle
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on Feb. 25, 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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