DRIVER CHARGED FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND IMPAIRED DRIVING
(EAST FERRIS, ON) - The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an East Ferris resident with impaired driving and multiple offences following an investigation into intimate partner violence (IPV).
On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 11:15 pm, officers responded to a report of a physical altercation at a residence in East Ferris. When police arrived, the individual involved had fled the scene in a vehicle.
Police located the vehicle travelling westbound on Highway 17 near Sturgeon Falls. An initial attempt to stop the vehicle resulted in the driver fleeing at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was located a short time later, and the driver was arrested. Officers determined the driver had been consuming alcohol and transported them to the West Nipissing detachment for further testing. The driver refused to comply with a breath demand.
As a result of the investigation, a 46-year-old from East Ferris has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Assault causing bodily harm - choke, suffocate or strangle
- Flight from peace officer
- Break, enter a place - commit indictable offence
- Mischief - destroys or damages property
- Driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
Due to the intimate partner nature of the incident, the name of the accused will not be released to protect the victim’s identity.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in January of 2026, in North Bay. Additionally, they received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.