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Trent WEBSTER – Drunk Driving

(CALLANDER, ON) – A proactive traffic stop by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) resulted in impaired driving charges against a South River resident early Sunday morning.

On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a vehicle speeding southbound on Highway 11 before it abruptly turned into the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) scales area. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and determined the driver had been consuming an alcoholic beverage. The driver was arrested and transported to the North Bay OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Trent WEBSTER, 20 years-of-age from South River, 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 on November 6, 2025, in North Bay. Additionally, they received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The North Bay OPP remains committed to keeping our roads safe through proactive enforcement and public education.

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Kenneth CLARK – Drunk Driving

(CALLANDER, 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 patrol officer in Callander was alerted by the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system to a suspended driver.

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the North Bay OPP was conducting patrol on Highway 94 in Callander when the ALPR system notified the officer of a suspended driver. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was arrested for driving while disqualified. Officers determined the individual had been consuming alcohol and transported them to the North Bay OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Kenneth CLARK, 63 years-of-age from Corbeil, has been charged with:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

·        Operation while prohibited under the criminal code

·        Operate a motor vehicle without insurance

·        Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle

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 45 days.

Whether you are impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired. Driving under the influence of either is a criminal offence and poses a serious risk to public safety.

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Fatal Collision

(CALLANDER, ON) – The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a single vehicle fatal collision that occurred earlier today.

On April 7, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m., The North Bay OPP and North Bay Ambulance responded to a report of a rollover collision on Highway 11 in Callander. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle, a 70-year-old individual from Delhi, Ontario, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The OPP’s Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team is assisting with the investigation. Highway 11 was closed for approximately four hours while emergency crews and investigators were on scene. A postmortem examination has been scheduled for April 11, 2025, in Sudbury.

Further updates will be provided as new information becomes available.

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Repeat Offender Arrested Again – Adam BRITT

(CALLANDER, ON) – One person was arrested and charged with several offences after police stopped a dirt bike in Callander.

On February 17, 2024, just after 9:00 p.m., a member of the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when they observed a dirt bike traveling on Callander Bay Drive with no lights to the rear.

As a result of the investigation Adam BRITT, a 41-year-old from East Ferris Township was arrested and charged with the following:

·      Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court

·      Drive motor vehicle – no plates

·      Operate a motor vehicle without insurance

·      Drive without proper rear light – motorcycle

·      No mirror

·      Driver fail to surrender licence

·      Drive motor vehicle – improper licence.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on March 5, 2024.