(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – A traffic complaint results in a driver charged with impaired.
On April 12, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores. Officers located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Highway 11 and Wilson Road.
As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested and transported to the Temiskaming detachment for further testing. The vehicle was towed and impounded.
Branden MAINPRIZE, 31-years-of-age of Grimsby, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Drive vehicle with cannabis readily available
- Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Litter highway
The accused was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS) and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury, on April 29, 2025.