(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged with refusal after police received a traffic complaint.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in the Sables Spanish Rivers Township. Police located the vehicle parked on the shoulder of Highway 17 near Massey. The driver of the vehicle failed to comply with the breath demand given by police during the investigation, and the driver was subsequently arrested.
The driver, Ryan WALSER, 39-years-old from Guelph, was charged with:
- Refusal to comply with demand
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on October 6, 2025.