(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa.



Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on March 23, OPP received a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver travelling westbound on Highway 417 near Pinecrest Rd. The vehicle was reported to be travelling well below the speed limit and weaving through traffic. OPP located and arrested the driver for Impaired Driving. The driver was taken back to Ottawa Detachment for a breath test where they registered twice the legal limit.



Anna TOMCHYNSKA, 33 years of age faces the following charges:



· Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs

· Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)

Tomchynska received a 90-day driving suspension and her vehicle was impounded for seven days. She is set to appear in an Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.

The OPP would like to thank members of the public that continue to report possible impaired drivers.

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