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East Algoma 1/5/2026 1:55pm
PERSON ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED AFTER CRASHING TRUCK INTO DITCH
(BLIND RIVER, ON) - A person was charged after police were called to a vehicle in the ditch on Birch Street.
On January 4, 2026, at approximately 7:20 am the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Birch Street to find a beige pickup truck in the ditch still running and the driver passed out at the wheel. Police woke him up and detected a strong odour of alcoholic beverage from his breath, along with obvious signs of impairment. He was subsequently arrested and the pickup truck was towed and impounded.
Aaron Leo OWL, 35-years-old, from Blind River was charged with:
- Operation while impaired by alcohol
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on March 5, 2026.