EARLY MORNING SPEEDER IS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
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(THESSALON, ON)- East Algoma OPP lays 21st impaired charge in 2025.
On Sunday, June 8, 2025, at approximately 1:00 am, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols in the Town of Thessalon when they observed a black pickup truck travelling westbound at a high rate of speed on Lakeside Drive.
A traffic stop was conducted on Highway 17 near Lakeside Drive. During the interaction with the driver, police determined that alcohol had been consumed. As a result, the driver was arrested and transported to the Thessalon detachment for further testing.
Gabriel MERRYLEES, 23 years-of-age from Echo Bay was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol
- Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration (80) plus
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on August 7, 2025.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension, and the involved vehicle was impounded for 7days.