PERSON ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED AFTER VEHICLE STOP ON HWY 557
(BLIND RIVER, ON) - A person was charged after police stopped a vehicle north of Blind River on Highway 557.
On December 28, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a small white Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) to check sobriety of the driver. After failing a roadside screening test, the driver was arrested and the SUV was consequently towed and impounded.
Colt TOUSIGNANT, 22-years-old, from Mississauga First Nation 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 February 5, 2026.