EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 23RD IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025
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EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 23 RD IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- Unwanted person located in parked vehicle and charged with impaired driving.
On Monday June 9, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, members from the East Algoma Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of unwanted persons on Wellington Street in the Town of Blind River.
Upon arrival, officers located a blue pickup truck with two individuals inside. While speaking with the driver, officers observed a cannabis vaporizer on the floor of the vehicle and determined that the driver was impaired by an intoxicating substance. A subsequent arrest was made, and the driver was transported to Blind River detachment for further testing.
Echo PELLETIER, 42 years-of-age from Blind River was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - drug
- Fail to attend for court - as per undertaking
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on August 7, 2025. The accused was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension.