Since October 1st of this year, the Timmins Police Service has charged a total of 5 persons with impaired driving related offences stemming from incidents that result in collisions or the direct result of alert roadway patrols by their officers.
During the early evening hours of October 5th, a report of a suspicious vehicle in the Horseshoe Lake Road area was received by the Timmins Police Service.
The responding Timmins Police officer located the vehicle in question and initiated a traffic stop.
The officer made independent observations about the driver’s sobriety.
Based on these observations, the driver of the truck was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police station to complete Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) testing.
Based on the outcome of that testing, Robert MCVETY, 40, of Chatham, has been charged with:
– Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Drive Under Suspension contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an Undertaking compelling him to attend at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on October 18th to address the charges laid against him.
During the afternoon hours of October 11th, a number of concerned citizens reported a possible impaired driver operating a passenger vehicle in Timmins.
A responding Timmins Police Service officer located the vehicle and through investigation, located the driver.
The officer made independent observations about the driver’s sobriety.
Based on these observations, the driver was arrested taken into custody for the purposes of completing Intoxilyzer breath testing procedures at the police station.
As a result of the incident, Feather SUTHERLAND, 22, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Operate Motor Vehicle – Concentration in Excess of 80 mgs of Alcohol per 100 mls of Blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Novice Driver – BAC over Zero contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an Undertaking compelling her to attend at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on November 1st to address the charges laid against her.
During the afternoon hours of October 13th, the Timmins Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Suzanne Street and Lonergan Drive.
Based on investigation, it was determined that the driver of a pickup truck with children passengers aboard struck another vehicle resulting in injury to the other driver, a 64-year-old man from Timmins.
The injured driver had to be extricated from the vehicle by the Timmins Fire Department.
The pickup truck driver completed a roadside breath test with the use of an Approved Screening Device (ASD) and registered a “Fail”
The driver of the truck was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police station to complete Intoxilyzer breath test procedures at the police station.
Based on the outcome of that testing, Jamie HICKS, 43, of Timmins, has been charged with:
– Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Operate Motor Vehicle – Concentration in Excess of 80 mgs of Alcohol per 100 mls of Blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Fail to Yield to Traffic with the Right of Way contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Fail to Surrender Licence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Drive Motor Vehicle – Open Cannabis container contrary to the Cannabis Control Act
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an Undertaking compelling him to attend at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on October 31st to address the charges laid against him.
During the afternoon hours of October 15th, a Timmins Police officer observed a vehicle being operated without licence plates on Birch Street North. A traffic stop was initiated by the officer.
Based on observations made by the officer, the driver of the vehicle completed an onsite breath test with the use of an Approved Screening Device (ASD) and registered a “Fail”
The driver of the truck was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police station to complete Intoxilyzer breath test procedures at the police station.
Based on the outcome of that testing, Joseph KRAJCOVIC, 46, of Timmins, has been charged with:
– Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Operate Motor Vehicle – Concentration in Excess of 80 mgs of Alcohol per 100 mls of Blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– 3 counts of Fail to Comply with Probation Order contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Drive – No Licence contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Drive Motor Vehicle – No permit contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Drive Motor Vehicle – No plates contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Fail to Apply for Permit on becoming owner contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
– Drive Motor Vehicle – No Insurance contrary to the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an Undertaking compelling him to attend at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on November 28th to address the charges laid against him.
During the evening hours of October 17th, the Timmins Police responded to a single vehicle collision at the intersection of Harold Avenue and Main Street in South Porcupine where a driver had struck a traffic light pole.
In keeping with the investigation, the driver completed an onsite breath test with the use of an Approved Screening Device (ASD) and registered a “Fail”
The driver of the vehicle was arrested and transported to the Timmins Police station to complete Intoxilyzer breath test procedures at the police station.
Based on the outcome of that testing, Snehalkumar TRIVEDI, 51, of Cochrane, has been charged with:
– Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
– Operate Motor Vehicle – Concentration in Excess of 80 mgs of Alcohol per 100 mls of Blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an Undertaking compelling him to attend at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on November 22nd to address the charges laid against him.
Timmins Police Traffic Sergeant Thomas Chypyha adds “There appears to be an obvious failure to recognize the dangers attached to engaging in impaired driving of any kind – alcohol or narcotic related. From a law enforcement perspective, taking to the road after having consumed any substance that impairs or adversely alters a person’s ability to operate a motor vehicle alertly and responsibly definitely meets the threshold of a criminal act. The Timmins Police Service continues to address roadway safety as a top priority. The outcomes linked to this type of activity are often tragic and always preventable.”
The Timmins Police continues to invest in training in its officers and the continued deployment of RIDE spot checks in keeping with its stance that each instance of Impaired Operation are completely preventable, irresponsible and inherently dangerous.