(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A call from the public in Kapuskasing led to an impaired driving arrest.
On November 1, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a possible impaired driver withing a parking lot on O’Brien Avenue in Kapuskasing.
The subject vehicle was located running in the same parking lot with a person in the driver’s sear. Officers determined that the driver had been consuming an alcoholic beverage, and the driver was arrested and transported to the Kapuskasing detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Marie SAVOIE, 62 years of age of Kapuskasing, was charged with operation while impaired – alcohol.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on December 2, 2024, in Kapuskasing. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.