Mitchell GAGNER Was Arrested
Source: OPP
Date: Fri Aug 9 03:36:28 MST 2024
On August 7, 2024, shortly before 12:00 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call regarding a possible impaired driver on Highway 17, Sudbury.
The vehicle was traveling higher than the posted speed limit and passing vehicles in an unsafe manner
Police located and stopped the vehicle, the driver was arrested for impaired driving and then transported to the Greater Sudbury Police Service for further testing.
A search of the vehicle located open liquor and cannabis.
As a result of the investigation, Mitchell GAGNER, 31 years-of-age, from Tupperville, was charged with:
Operation while impaired blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Operation while impaired alcohol
Dangerous operation
Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
Driving motor vehicle with unsealed container of liquor
The accused was release and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on September 4, 2024, in Sudbury.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please Make the Call, and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.