IMPAIRED DRIVER WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE CHARGED
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(THUNDER BAY, ON) - On December 5th, 2025 at approximately 10:23 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement along Lakeshore Drive, within the Municipality of Shuniah, when they initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle travelling 85km/hr in a posted 60km/hr
Throughout the investigation, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages & had his children in the motor vehicle. The male was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment for further tests.
As a result of the investigation, Jeremiah HOLE, 23, of Thunder Bay, Ontario was charged with the following:
Criminal Code:
- Dangerous Operation
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Fail to Provide Necessaries of Life
Highway Traffic Act:
- Speeding 25km/hr over the posted limit
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on January 21st, 2025.