KAPUSKASING - The drivers of a transport truck and pick-up truck are facing impaired charges in separate incidents.
Both of the incidents happened yesterday (April 8) in Kapuskasing.
Around midnight, police say a concerned citizen reported a suspected impaired driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) on Highway 11.
OPP found the CMV heading eastbound on Highway 11 out of Kapuskasing. The officer determined that the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance and he was arrested and brought to the Kapuskasing detachment for further testing.
A 54-year-old man from West Saint Paul, Manitoba, was charged with operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs.
The accused was released from police custody and has a June 17 court appearance in Kapuskasing.
Just after 1:30 p.m., three callers reported a suspected impaired driver in a pick-up truck on Brunetville Road.
"Callers reported aggressive driving, driving onto the sidewalk, and the driver honking at everyone. Police located the driver and vehicle on Lemarier Street in Kapuskasing, and determined that the driver had been consuming an intoxicating substance. The driver was arrested and transported to the Kapuskasing detachment for further testing," said police in a news release.
A 23-year-old man from Kapuskasing is charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Dangerous operation
- Trafficking a schedule I substance - cocaine
- Trafficking a schedule IV substance - lorazepam
- Assault a peace officer
- 4 counts of failure to comply with a release order
The accused remains in police custody and is waiting for a bail hearing.
Both of the accused were given a 90-day driver's licence suspension and their vehicles were impounded for seven days.
None of the charges have been tested in court and the accused are considered innocent unless proven guilty.
