NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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WAWA - On March 15, 2020 at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Churchill Avenue in Wawa.
While speaking with the driver, officers detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver's breath. The driver provided a breath sample into an approved screening device (ASD) and registered a ‘fail’. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Wawa OPP Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Dishawn Steward, a 22-year-old from Wawa, was charged with the following:
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC).
The driver was issued a 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on April 6, 2020 in Wawa.
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