(COCHRANE / TIMMINS, ON) – Four impaired driving arrests were made during a five-day highway safety enforcement initiative in the Cochrane and Timmins area.

From September 9 to September 13, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) unit partnered with the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) along with area detachment members to execute the initiative.



On September 10, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the OPP TIME unit conducted a Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) test on a driver at the MTO weigh scales on Highway 11 in Cochrane. The driver of the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) with a tanker trailer transporting dangerous goods was determined to have been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Cochrane OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Jacobus VANZEYL, 67 years of age of Courtice, was charged with:

· Operation while impaired – alcohol

· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 22, 2024, in Cochrane.

On September 11, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the OPP TIME unit conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck towing a two-axle utility trailer on Highway 101 West in Timmins. The driver was given an MAS test was determined to have been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Marcel ST JEAN, 55 years of age of Sudbury, was charged with:

· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

· Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit

· Improper means of attachment

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 10, 2024, in Timmins.

On September 11, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the OPP TIME unit conducted a Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) test on a driver at the MTO weigh scales on Highway 11 in Cochrane. The driver of the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) was determined to have been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Cochrane OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Donald DANIEL, 68 years of age of Regina, SK, was charged with:

· Operation while impaired – alcohol

· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

· Driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 22, 2024, in Cochrane.

On September 13, 2024, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the OPP TIME unit conducted a Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) test on a driver at the MTO weigh scales on Highway 11 in Cochrane. The driver of the Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) was determined to have been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Cochrane OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Jagdeepsingh MAAN, 40 years of age of Airdrie, AB, was charged with:

· Operation while impaired – alcohol

· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

· Driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 22, 2024, in Cochrane.

All four accused persons were also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and their vehicles (tractor units only) were impounded for 7 days.

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