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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KIRKLAND LAKE - On Nov. 11, 2022 at approximately 12:23 a.m., frontline members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle on Government Road West in the Town of Kirkland Lake for a sobriety check.
The investigation revealed that driver was prohibited from operating a motor vehicle for a Criminal Code licence suspension. Further investigation revealed that the driver was [allegedly] under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to the Kirkland Lake OPP detachment to conduct further testing.
As a result, Andrew Rudolph, 33 years of age of Kirkland Lake, was charged with
• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC)
• Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code, contrary to section 320.18(1)(a) of the CC
• Drive motor vehicle with open container of liquor, contrary to section 42(1)(a) of the Liquor Licence and Control Act
• Use plate not authorized for vehicle, contrary to section 12(1)(d) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
• Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit, contrary to section 7(1)(a) of the HTA
• Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle, contrary to section 7(5)(a) of the HTA
• Fail to surrender insurance card, contrary to section 3(1) of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
The accused was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on Dec. 22, 2022.
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