(BLIND RIVER, ON)- The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 19th impaired charge in 2025.
On Friday, May 30, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pick-up truck that collided with another vehicle while travelling eastbound on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River.
The pickup truck driver attempted to evade the complainant and police by parking the vehicle behind a Woodward Avenue apartment building on Provencher Lane. Police eventually located the person that was operating the vehicle. While speaking to the driver police determined alcohol had been consumed and they also detected an odour of cannabis coming off the driver. A subsequent arrest was made, and the driver was transported to Blind River detachment.
Wray CHAMBERLAIN, 30 years-of-age from Blind River was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – both alcohol and drugs
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
- Failure to stop after accident
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on July 3, 2025.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension, and the involved vehicle was impounded for 45 days.
If you suspect an impaired driver, call 911 and don’t hesitate to “MAKE THE CALL”.