(PEMBROKE, ON) – An individual from Petawawa is facing a Criminal Code (CC) charge after members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently investigated an impaired driving complaint.

On September 22, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m. officers from the UOV OPP responded to a complaint of a possible impaired driver on a motor-assisted bike in Petawawa. A short time later police stopped the driver on Victoria Street in Petawawa. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Device was utilized, and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.



As a result of the investigation 48-year-old Rene RUEL is facing the following CC charge:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80mg
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their motor-assisted bicycle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on October 29, 2024.

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