(Apitipi Anicinapek Nation) – Police arrested a suspected impaired motorist who was speeding excessively and driving erratically in the community of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation Thursday afternoon.
Members of the Nishanwbe Aski Police Service working out of the Apitipi Anicinapek Nation detachment received multiple calls for service regarding a person driving erratically in the afternoon hours of Thursday, Oct. 3.
A NAPS officer on patrol spotted a vehicle that matched the description provided in the area of Noels Drive and Penatuche Road shortly after 4:30 p.m. The motorist was observed travelling at a high rate of speed.
The officer conducted a traffic stop and approached the driver. During this interaction the officer observed several signs that the driver was possibly impaired. The motorist was arrested for suspected impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
The suspect was transported to the OPP’s Iroquios Falls detachment for further evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert. As a result of that evaluation, the motorist was formally charged with Operation of a Motor Vehicle while Impaired.
A 33-year-old female from Apitipi Anicinapek Nation, is charged with:
· Operation of a Motor Vehicle while Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
She has since been released from custody with conditions and a future appearance date.
The names of accused individuals are withheld until charges are formally sworn before the courts.
Impaired driving represents a serious community safety threat, and the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service takes these kinds of incidents seriously.