MULTIPLE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS LEAD TO ARREST OF IMPAIRED DRIVER
(ESSA TOWNSHIP, ON) - Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with impaired driving and multiple Provincial offences following traffic complaints for a suspected impaired driver.
On Monday, January 5, 2025, shortly after 7:00 PM, Nottawasaga OPP officers responded to traffic complaints regarding a black sedan travelling east on County Road 21 veering into oncoming traffic, driving onto the shoulder, and stopping in a live lane of traffic. Officers located the vehicle a short time later.
As a result of the investigation, officers arrested the driver for impaired driving.
The driver, Otis NOEL, a 44-year-old, of Toronto, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Driving while under suspension
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
- Fail to notify change of address - licence
The accused party was released on a Form 10 Undertaking and is scheduled for a future court date at the Ontario Court of Justice in Bradford to answer to the charges.