(PARRY SOUND, ON) - On August 15, 2018 shortly before 7:00 p.m., a member of the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a vehicle driving erratically and hitting guard rails at the Bowes Street exit from Highway 400 in Parry Sound, Ontario. Police located the vehicle and stopped it in Parry Sound, Ontario. The officer spoke to the driver determining that he had consumed alcohol.
As a result of the investigation Christopher PAPPAS, a 43-year old male from Toronto, Ontario was arrested and charged with:
Drive motor vehicle - over 80 mgs. of blood alcohol, contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code,
Drive motor vehicle while ability impaired - alcohol, contrary to section 253(1)(a) the CC,
Drive motor vehicle while liquor readily available, contrary to section 32(1) of the Liquor Licence Act (LLA), and
Fail to remain, contrary to section 200(1)(a) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
The driver was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound, Ontario on August 30, 2018.
The OPP reminds motorists that there is no safe amount of drug or alcohol consumption when driving. Anyone who suspects a driver that is driving while impaired is urged to call police by dialing 9-1-1 immediately.