SUTHERLAND Was Arrested

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Feb 11 06:27:24 MST 2025

(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – A traffic stop leads to a driver being charged with impaired.



On February 5, 2025, at approximately 1:12 a.m., members of the Iroquois Falls Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Municipal Road near Frederick House Lake Road.

Upon speaking with the driver officers suspected they had consumed an alcoholic beverage. They were transported to detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Christine SUTHERLAND, 37 years old, of North Bay was charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

Operation while impaired – alcohol
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The driver was issued an Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on March 20, 2025, in Timmins.