Stunt driving charge laid north of city

OPP NEWS RELEASE

************************* Driver charged with stunt driving

AWERES TWP, ON - On July 2, 2010, at 5:55 p.m., an OPP officer on patrol stopped a 2003 silver BMW travelling on Highway 17 North in Aweres Township at an alleged speed of 150 km/hr.

The driver, 29-year-old Ian Cartmill of Burlington, Ontario was issued a summons for court on September 8, 2010, for stunt driving under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

The vehicle was towed and driver’s license seized for seven days.

************************* Uninvited party guest arrested

AWRES TWP, ON – At 1:07 a.m. on July, 4, 2010, OPP officers were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Highway 556 in Aweres Township regarding an uninvited party guest that was refusing to leave.

Upon police arrival an intoxicated female was observed being assaultive.

She was arrested and placed in the rear of the OPP cruiser where she continued to be assaultive towards Police.

Charged with being intoxicated in a public place under the Liquor Licence Act of Ontario and cause disturbance under the Criminal Code of Canada is 28-year-old Jaclyn Hurst of Nichol Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

The accused is to appear in court on August 9, 2010.

************************* Driver charged in motor vehicle collision

No injuries

FEWWIUCK TWO, ON - On July 4, 2010, at 9:42 p.m., OPP were dispatched to the 300 block of Mission Road in Fenwick Township in response to a motor vehicle collision.

A black Chevy pick-up truck travelling westbound on Mission Road with 4 occupants in the vehicle was struck by a red Ford Ranger that was backing out of a driveway with the driver being the only occupant.

The driver of the red Ford Ranger, 31-year-old Michael Robert Wilson of Elgin St. in Sault Ste. Marie, ON, is charged with the following:

- Fail to yield from private drive, and

- Drive while under suspension contrary to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

The accused is to appear in court on August 25, 2010.

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