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Amy WALKER – Drunk Driving

(JOHNSON TOWNSHIP, ON)- Impaired driver found well over legal limit.

On Friday, October 17, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a black pickup truck in a ditch on Puddingstone Road in Desbarats.

Police located the pickup truck on Puddingstone Road in the eastbound ditch. Upon speaking with the driver, officers determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Thessalon OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result, Amy WALKER, 39 years-old from Desbarats was charged with:

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

The accused was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment. The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on January 8, 2026.

The OPP remains committed to taking alcohol and drug-impaired drivers off our roads through public education and enforcement. If you suspect someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, please call 9-1-1.

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Tyler ARMSTRONG – Drunk Driving

(JOHNSON TOWNSHIP, ON)- The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 35th impaired charged in 2024.

On August 26, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver that was parked near Cora Drive and Highway 17 within Johnson Township.

A short time later, police located the suspect pick-up truck travelling on Cora Drive and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been consumed and a subsequent arrest was made. 

The driver was transported to Thessalon detachment for further testing and the vehicle was later impounded for seven days.

As a result, Tyler ARMSTRONG, 31 years-of-age from Mississauga First Nation was charged with: 

  • Operation while impaired – alcohol
  • Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
  • Driving while under suspension

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on October 3, 2024.