(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Kapuskasing resident has been charged with impaired driving offences following a traffic stop in Kapuskasing.
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a pick-up truck after observing the vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign and signal incorrectly for a turn.. During the interaction, officers determined that the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance. The individual was arrested and transported to the Kapuskasing detachment for further testing.
As a result, Sterling ANDERSON 51 years-of-age from Kapuskasing, has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – drugs
· Operation while impaired – blood drug concentration
· Disobey stop sign – fail to stop
· Fail to signal for turn
· Driver fail to surrender licence
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to next appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on June 2, 2025, in Kapuskasing. Additionally, they received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.