ATIKOKAN — A resident of Shuniah has been charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision early Wednesday in Atikokan.
Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded at about 8:00 a.m. to the site of an accident at Highway 622 and Sumac Road.
They took the driver into custody after he allegedly failed a roadside screening test.
He was then taken to the Atikokan detachment where additional breath testing was conducted by a qualified technician.
The 40-year-old man will appear in court on May 29.
Police impounded his vehicle for seven days, and his driver's licence was automatically suspended for 90 days.
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