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Drunk driver near Blind River had no licence plates: OPP

Vehicle was impounded for seven days, drivers licence suspended for 90 days
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A driver faces impaired charges following a traffic stop near Blind River.

Police witnessed a vehicle with no visible licence plates back out of a driveway in Mississauga First Nation around 5 p.m. on Saturday and initiated a traffic stop.

"While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been consumed and a subsequent arrest was made," says a news release issued by OPP. "With the assistance from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police the driver was then transported to Blind River detachment for further testing."

Dainith Toulouse, 34, of Mississauga First Nation is charged with:

    •    Operation while impaired - alcohol
    •    Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
    •    Failure to comply with undertaking

The vehicle was impounded for seven days and Toulouse was issued a 90-day administrative drivers licence suspension.

The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Video Bail Court in Blind River on Sept. 29.

None of the allegations have been tested in court and Toulouse is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.