(PEMBROKE, ON) – Three area residents are facing Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges after separate incidents in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area.

On the afternoon of October 11, 2024, members of the UOV OPP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in the City of Pembroke. Officers located the driver and vehicle parked on Trafalgar Road in Pembroke. As part of the investigation a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was conducted, and further testing was conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer at the detachment.

As a result of this investigation 29-year-old Justin HUNT of Laurentian Valley Township has been charged with the following CC and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences:



· Operation while impaired – drugs

· Use plate not authorized for vehicle

· Fail to apply for permit on becoming owner

The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on November 19, 2024.

On October 15, 2024, just before 3:30 a.m., officers from the UOV OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision in the Town of Petawawa after an SUV struck an unoccupied

parked car on Herman Street. The driver, who was the lone occupant of the SUV, was not injured. As part of the investigation a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was conducted, and further testing was conducted by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer at the detachment. Suspected cocaine, a scale, cell phones and a quantity of cannabis were seized during the course of the investigation.

As a result of this investigation 50-year-old Bart MACINTOSH of Petawawa has been charged with the following CC, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and Cannabis Act (CA) offences:

Operation while impaired – drugs
Possession of a schedule I substance – cocaine
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Possession of over 30g dried cannabis in a public place
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on November 19, 2024.

On October 15, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the UOV OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Forest Lea Road in Laurentian Valley Township after a pickup truck left the roadway, entered the ditch and struck a tree. The driver, who was the lone occupant, was not injured. The driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for testing.

As a result of this investigation 24-year-old Conner FERGUSON of Petawawa has been charged with the following CC and Liquor Licence and Control Act (LLCA) offences:

Operation while impaired – alcohol
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80mg plus
Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on November 26, 2024.

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