(ESPANOLA, ON) – Traffic complaint leads to driver being charged with impaired driving.
On November 20, 2023, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a vehicle unable to maintain its lane.
Police located this vehicle parked in a restaurant parking lot. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Brian BUSH, 71-years-old, from Carnarvon Township has been charged with:
- Possession of a schedule I substance – methamphetamine
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Fabricating evidence
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on January 15, 2024.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
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