NEWS RELEASE
TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE
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The Timmins Police Service has charged a local man with a Impaired driving related Criminal Code offences stemming from an incident that occurred during the early morning hours of Friday July 24 at a downtown gas station.
The Timmins Police Service responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver attempting to leave the gas station in his vehicle while displaying signs of impairment. Responding Timmins Police Service officers located the suspect vehicle and performed a traffic stop to verify the driver’s sobriety.
Based on their observations, the driver was arrested and taken into custody for the purposes of Intoxilyzer breath testing procedures.
As a result of the incident, Christopher Fry, 34, of Timmins, has been charged with:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
- Operate motor vehicle – Concentration in excess of 80 mgs of alcohol per 100 mls of blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada
The accused was released from police custody on the strength of an undertaking compelling him to attend at Provincial Court in Timmins on Oct. 6 to address the charges laid against him
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