(SOUTH GLENGARRY, ON) – The Stormont Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a motorist with impaired driving.

On November 30, 2024, shortly before 7:00 p.m., SD&G officers received information of an erratic driver on highway 401 in South Glengarry Township. Officers located the vehicle and further Investigation led to the driver being arrested.

Shawn FILIOU, age 38, of Gatineau, Quebec 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 at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cornwall on January 14, 2025.

The OPP reminds the public that a 90-day automatic drivers licence suspension and a seven-day impoundment of your vehicle accompanies any impaired driving charge.

If you suspect a driver is impaired, call 911. You could be responsible for saving a life.

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