An early morning disturbance led to impaired driving charges for an 18-year-old man from Sault Ste. Marie.
On April 5 at approximately 5:00 a.m., an officer from the Thessalon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was travelling through the Sault, when the officer heard yelling and screaming on Queen Street East near Fournier Road.
Concerned for public safety, the officer attended the scene and found multiple individuals standing near three vehicles.
Two vehicles were parked on the travelled portion of the road and one was partially stuck in a snowbank.
“The officer observed one of the individuals place what appeared to be a beer can in the snowbank, enter the driver seat of the stuck motor vehicle and attempt to drive it,” an OPP release said.
“The officer detained the individual and formed grounds to believe they had consumed alcoholic beverages.”
As a result of further investigation, Logan Scott was arrested and charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on May 12 in Sault Ste. Marie.
The accused was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP was assisted in this investigation by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.
None of the accusations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent unless proven guilty.