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(Petawawa, ON) – Petawawa resident is facing several charges, including an impaired driving charge, after an early morning traffic stop in the Town of Petawawa.
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, at approximately 1:45 a.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Laurentian Drive. A false name was provided to police, and several other violations were discovered by officers. As part of the investigation a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was conducted, and further testing was conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer.
As a result of this investigation a 52-year-old resident of Petawawa has been charged with the following Criminal Code (CC) and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences:
- Operation while impaired – drugs
- Operation while prohibited
- Obstruct Peace Officer
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Driving while under suspension
- Fail to signal for turn
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on November 10, 2026.
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