ATV ROLLOVER COLLISION RESULTS IN CHARGES
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(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) - An individual is facing charges after police were called to an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) collision in M’Chigeeng First Nation.
On Thursday, April 2, 2026, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a single vehicle collision involving an ATV on Highway 551 in M’Chigeeng First Nation. Police attended the scene of the collision and initiated an investigation. As a result, the driver was arrested. The driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision, and was examined by paramedics.
Additionally, police seized an amount of suspected cocaine.
The driver, Richard PANAMICK, 35-years-old of M’Chigeeng First Nation, was charged with:
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
- Driving while under suspension
- Possession of a Schedule I substance - cocaine
- Fail to remain
- Drive motor vehicle - no licence
- Drive motor vehicle - no plates
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.