(LITTLE CURRENT, ON)  - A driver is facing impaired-related charges after a traffic stop.

On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at approximately 1:30 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting stop sign enforcement at the intersection of Highway 551 and Highway 542 in Mindemoya. Police observed a vehicle enter the intersection and nearly cause a collision. A traffic stop was initiated for further investigation. Police had the driver complete a Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST), and as a result the driver was arrested for impaired operation.

The driver, Theodore BEBONING, 38-years-old from M’Chigeeng First Nation, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired
• Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
• Fail to yield to traffic
• Knowingly give invalid insurance card

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on November 18, 2025.