A man found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in Lavigne is facing impaired charges.
On November 5, at 7:30 a.m., Nipissing West OPP officers responded to a traffic complaint regarding a parked vehicle on Eglise Street, in Lavigne, west of Sturgeon Falls.
Officers spoke with the driver and concluded he was under the influence of a drug and was arrested.
Officers seized drugs suspected to be crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The driver was taken to the Noëlville OPP Detachment for further testing by a Drug Recognition Expert.
As a result of this evaluation, the driver, John Lane, 37, from Sturgeon Falls, is charged with:
- Operation while impaired
- Possession of a schedule 1 substance - methamphetamine
Lane was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on December 3 in Sturgeon Falls.
He was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
This charge marks the 57th driver charged under Criminal Impaired Driving Laws in the Nipissing West Detachment area in 2020.
