A 58-year-old Brampton man is facing several charges after police received reports of dangerous driving across multiple communities in the Parry Sound area.
Anishinabek Police Service said officers began receiving complaints on Oct. 4 about a vehicle being driven dangerously in Britt, Magnetawan First Nation and the Township of The Archipelago. Police later learned the same vehicle had been involved in a collision with another vehicle.
At about 4:30 p.m., officers located the suspect vehicle and its driver at a gas station in Shawanaga First Nation. Given the earlier driving complaints, officers conducted a standardized field sobriety test, which police said the driver performed poorly.
He was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving and later assessed by a drug recognition expert. Police say the evaluation determined he was impaired by drugs. A blood sample was also requested, with the results still pending.
The man has been charged with dangerous operation, impaired driving, driving with cannabis readily available and possessing more than 30 grams of cannabis.
His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. He has since been released on an undertaking.