**KIRKLAND LAKE OPP NEWS RELEASE**

On March 23, 2019 at 12:47 a.m., the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a traffic complaint on Highway 112 in Otto Township, Ontario. 

As a result of the investigation the OPP have arrested and charged Mathew DRUMMOND-BEGLEY, 28 years old, of Matachewan, Ontario, with the following:  

 

  • Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC), and
  • Operation While Impaired – Alcohol or Drugs, contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the CC. 

 

He was served a 90 day Administrative Driver Licence Suspension (ADLS) and the motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days. 

The accused was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on May 1, 2019 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.   

The OPP remains committed to enforcing impaired driving laws and educating road users about the dangers posed by motorists who drive while impaired by alcohol or drugs.   

Remember any amount of alcohol or drugs can impair one’s ability to drive.   

If you suspects someone is driving or about to drive impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, call 9-1-1 and report it.  

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