String of recent DUIs in South Porcupine OPP detachment area

The Daily Press
Aug 12, 2020  •  August 12, 2020  •  2 minute read

A Timmins motorist who was taken to hospital with injuries resulting from a single-motor vehicle crash on Hwy. 655 Wednesday morning has been charged with impaired driving.

The crash occurred just north of Timmins.

The driver was transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries

Andre Brousseau, 52, of Timmins, has been charged with operation while impaired, operation with a blood/alcohol concentration above the legal limit and careless driving.

Brousseau was released from police custody with a condition that he attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on Oct. 20.

The Ontario Provincial Police reports this was the fourth incident in less than two weeks within the South Porcupine detachment area in which motorists have been charged with impaired driving.

Three of those, including the one involving Brousseau, occurred just this week.

On Tuesday, officers responded to what OPP described as a “suspicious vehicle” on Val Gagne Road in Val Gagne.

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As a result of the investigation, Connie Cox, 52 of Matheson was charged with Possession of a Schedule I – Methamphetamine, having care and control of a vehicle with cannabis readily available, operation with a blood/drug concentration above the legal limit two counts under the Highway Traffic Act of driving while under suspension.

Cox was released with a condition that he attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on Oct. 20.

On Sunday, the OPP responded to a complaint on Highway 101, east of the City of Timmins.

As a result of the investigation, Michel Bolduc, 56 of Timmins was charged with operation while impaired, operation with blood/alcohol concentration above the legal limit and driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor.

Bolduc was released with a condition that he attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on Oct. 20.

On Aug. 1, the OPP responded to a complaint at a boat launch, approximately 45 kilometres south of Timmins.

As a result of the investigation, Andrew Cook, 38, of South Porcupine was charged with operation while impaired and and operation with blood/alcohol concentration above the legal limit.

Cook was released with a condition that he attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins on Sept. 22.