Charges were laid against a prohibited driver following a traffic stop by Prince Edward County OPP.
On Thursday February 3, 2022 shortly after 5:00 a.m. members from the PEC OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on County Road 22 in Hallowell Ward.
The driver was arrested as a result of being prohibited from driving. the 34-year-old from Deseronto, was charged with the following offences:
- Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code – CC 320.18(1)(a)
- Failure to comply with release order – 145(5)(a)
- Driving while under suspension – 53(1)
The driver was released from custody on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in Court in Picton on March 16, 2022. The vehicle being operated was impounded for forty five days.