A tip from the public has landed a 23-year-old in hot water with the Orillia OPP.
On Saturday night at about 8:30 p.m., a person called the OPP after seeing a vehicle get stuck in a snowbank on Gloucester Road near Vasey Road in Severan Township.
"The witness believed that the driver was showing signs of intoxication," noted a media release from the OPP.
Upon arriving at scene, officers located the driver in the driver's seat of the vehicle and began an impaired driving investigation. The accused was arrested and transported back to the Orillia detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Cohen Brown, of Sudbury, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired;
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand; and
- Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia at a later date. His driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days, and his vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
