NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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MACDONALD - MEREDITH - ABERDEEN ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP - On June 21, 2017 at approximately 11:30 pm Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of an erratic driving complaint involving a tractor trailer unit travelling eastbound on Highway 17.
A short time later an officer on patrol observed a vehicle matching the description given travelling eastbound on Highway 17 swerving between lanes and onto the gravel portion of the roadway.
The vehicle was pulled over and as a result of further police investigation the driver, Iqbal Soos, 61 years old of Brampton, Ont. was arrested and charged with:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle contrary to section 253(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Care or control of a motor vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol contrary to section 253(1)(b) CC
The accused was released on a Recognizance to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Sault Ste. Marie on July 10, 2017. The accused also received a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day impoundment on the tractor trailer unit.
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