Moosonee driver charged by police after complaint on Hwy. 11

North Bay Ontario Provincial Police stopped a 63-year-old Moosonee man in North Bay for suspected impaired driving after getting a complaint. The back of a police vehicle with officers visible in the background. (File photo/Supplied/Ontario Provincial Police)

Ontario Provincial Police charged a 63-year-old man from Moosonee with impaired driving after receiving a traffic complaint.

On Oct. 26 at around 4:30 p.m., a suspected impaired driver had left a business on Highway 11 North, police said in a news release Monday.

“Officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 near Algonquin Avenue in North Bay,” police said.

“During the investigation, officers observed signs consistent with alcohol consumption.”

The driver was arrested for further testing and was charged with impaired driving.

The man’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in North Bay on Dec. 15.