(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – One person was arrested and charged with impaired driving and other criminal offences after receiving a traffic complaint
On Saturday May 3, 2025, at approximately 5:55 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Front Street, West Nipissing.
The vehicle was located, and the driver was arrested for impaired driving. The driver began resisting and assaulted an officer who was not injured.
As a result of the investigation, Jaysky BELL, 25 years-of-age, from West Nipissing, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Assault a Peace Officer
- Resist Peace Officer
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Fail to comply with Probation Order
- Driving while under suspension
- Fail to surrender required documents
The accused was held for Bail Court and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on May 5, 2025, in North Bay.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please “Make the Call,” and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.