(BONFIELD, ON) – Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025.
One of those individuals was arrested after a 911 call reported a suspected impaired driver travelling on Highway 17 in Calvin Township.
On Sunday, July 20, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the North Bay OPP responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver on Highway 17 in Calvin Township. Officers located and stopped the subject vehicle on Highway 17 in Bonfield and determined the driver had been consuming alcohol. The individual was arrested and transported to the Mattawa OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Daniel WALSH, 64 years-of-age from Pembroke, has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Additionally, the individual received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP thanks the public for reporting suspected impaired drivers and reminds everyone that calling 9-1-1 in these situations can help prevent serious harm on our roads.