NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WAWA - On May 18, 2020 at approximately 7:50 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Rabazo Township.
The officer observed a northbound pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver's breath. The driver provided a breath sample into an approved screening device (ASD) and registered a "Fail". The driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Wawa OPP Detachment for further testing.
Lucas Jackson, 33 years of age from Sault Ste. Marie, was charged with the following:
• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),
• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the CC, and
• Race a motor vehicle - excessive speed, contrary to section 172(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The driver was issued a 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 6, 2020, in Wawa.
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