Superior East OPP Arrest 2 Drivers for Impaired Operation in Wawa Area

Multiple charges have been laid after local police received multiple complaints about a possible impaired driving on Highway 17 near Wawa.

Superior East OPP say they responded to the complaints around 3:30 last Saturday afternoon, leading to the arrest of a 52-year-old from Thorold in southern Ontario on charges of: operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus); driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor; driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available; and two counts of driving while under suspension.

Meanwhile, Superior East OPP say a Wawa resident's been charged with operation while impaired after a traffic stop on Second Avenue late Tuesday afternoon.

Both drivers have been released with December court dates.