No insurance leads to charges and towed vehicle

Female passenger was the registered owner and could not produce an updated insurance card

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ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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TARBUTT ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP – On Aug. 28, 2016, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on regular patrol duties on Highway 548 within Tarbutt Additional Township.

Shortly after 8:30 p.m., police observed a vehicle with blue lights on the front of the vehicle. A traffic stop was conducted on Highway 17.

The male driver produced an expired insurance card. The female passenger was the registered owner and could not produce an updated insurance card. Investigation revealed the car was not insured.

As a result, Kristy Budge, 18 years of age, from Sault Ste. Marie Ontario, was charged with:

Owner Cause Operation of Motor Vehicle on a Highway-No Insurance, contrary to section 2(1)(b) of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie on October 12, 2016.

Brandon Williams, 20 years of age, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, was issued two provincial offence notices and charged with:

Drive Motor Vehicle, No Validation on Plates, contrary to section 7(1)(c)(i) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA); and
Unauthorized Red and Blue Lights at Front, contrary to section 62(14.1) of the HTA.

The vehicle was towed.

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