Police have arrested and charged a Cache Bay man with impaired driving offences, after a report of an accident.
On December 30 at 11:40 a.m., Nipissing West OPP responded to a single-vehicle accident on Highway 64.
EMS took the driver to the local hospital, with non-life threatening injuries. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and was also found to be a suspended driver.
Joseph Castonguay, 63, is charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Driving while under suspension
Castonguay was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on February 6 in North Bay.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
