FORT FRANCES — The OPP pulled over a vehicle for driving erratically in Fort Frances on Aug. 25 around 8:30 p.m. after spotting it swerving along Scott Street.
The officer also noticed what looked like recent collision damage.
The OPP determined the driver was distracted by a handheld communication device and that alcohol was a factor in their driving behaviour, according to the officer's investigation.
The driver was arrested at the scene after they failed an approved screening device test and was transported to the Fort Frances detachment, where additional breath testing demands were refused.
A 46-year-old man from Thunder Bay was charged with one count each of impaired operation due to alcohol and drug and failure or refusal to comply with a demand.
The accused was also charged with provincial offences related to distracted driving, documentation, and failing to report a collision.
Their driver's licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released by police and is scheduled to appear in the Fort Frances Ontario Court of Justice on Oct. 21, to answer to the criminal charges.
