NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BILLINGS TOWNSHIP - One person has been arrested for impaired operation after police received a traffic complaint.
On March 9, at approximately 10 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 540 in Billings Township. Shortly after, police located the vehicle on Highway 540 near Black Rock Road, and conducted a traffic stop. Further investigation on scene resulted in the driver being arrested for impaired operation.
The driver, Trinity Cada, 24-years-old from M'Chigeeng First Nation, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence
- Operator a motor vehicle without insurance
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on April 15.
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