(SUDBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving offences after responding to a collision.
On February 15, 2025, at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services responded to an overturned vehicle in the ditch on Highway 17, Sudbury.
No injuries were reported, and the driver was arrested for impaired driving, then transported to an OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Shawn McAVOY, 46 years-of-age, from St. Charles, was charged with, operation while impaired – alcohol, and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on March 13, 2025, in Sudbury.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please “Make the Call,” and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.