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Prohibited driver nabbed by plate reader

A traffic stop on Line 3 Road in Bonfield resulted in charges for the driver. On July 25, 2023, just after 10:00 a.m.
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An OPP Automatic Licence Plate Reader

A traffic stop on Line 3 Road in Bonfield has resulted in charges for the driver after being captured on an Automatic Licence Plate Reader

On July 25 just after 10 a.m., a North Bay OPP officer on general patrol stopped a vehicle after being alerted by the plate reader. 

Michael Pedwell, 62, from Bonfield is charged with:

  • Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
  • Operate a motor vehicle with no insurance
  • Use a defaced plate
  • Two counts of driving while under suspension
  • Failing to surrender a permit for the motor vehicle

Pedwell is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on August 1.

The vehicle was towed and impounded for 45-days.