(ESPANOLA, ON) - One person is facing impaired-related charges after police received a traffic complaint.
On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. Police located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. A roadside breath test was completed using an Approved Screening Device (ASD) with the driver, and as a result the driver was arrested for impaired operation.
John GREER, 61-years-old from Elliot Lake, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on September 22, 2025.