(ESPANOLA, ON) – A person is facing charges after police received a call reporting a possible impaired driver.
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a possible impaired driver whose vehicle was found in the ditch along Highway 17 in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Shortly after this initial call, the driver of the vehicle in the ditch contacted police claiming to have been assaulted during a road rage incident.
Upon arrival, officers initiated an investigation and administered a breath test to the driver using an Approved Screening Device (ASD), which registered a FAIL. The driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation.
Further investigation determined that the reported road rage incident and assault were fabricated and did not actually occur. As a result, the driver was also charged with public mischief for providing false information to police.
The driver, Norman BULL, 31-years-old from Sault Ste Marie, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired
- Operation while impaired (80 plus)
- Public Mischief
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on November 17, 2025.
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