Ottawa man, who is accused of impaired journey; Fees up

Ottawa Opp has accused a person after a single vehicle collision on the HWY with several impairments with driving. 7.

Shortly before 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, Opp reacted to the crash. OPP state The answering official noticed a “strong smell of alcohol” from the driver.

An approved road screening device was administered and the driver was brought back to the Department of Ottawa for further tests.

As a result, David Whalen, a 35-year-old inhabitant of Ottawa

• Operation during impairment – alcohol and drugs;
• Operation during impairment – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus); And
• Careful driving.

Whalen is scheduled to appear in court later in March.

The incident marks an increasing trend with impaired driving through Ontario.

The latest figures from the OPP show available Impaired driving fees increased Almost eight percent in 2022 and another 7.5 percent in 2023, 11,000 fees this year.

During the fixed trial program 2024/24 of the OPP, which took place between November 21, 2024 and January 1, 2025. 743 people were charged The province with impaired driving earnings and another 29 licenses were suspended.

And these charges are fatal. While alcohol and drug deaths decreased in 2023 with 67 deaths compared to 84 in 2022, this is a strong increase compared to the 42 deaths in 2021.

From January 1, every affected driver who causes a death will be exposed to lifelong license suspension. The changes that were announced last MayAlso increase the first license license suspensions of three to seven days and the second suspensions from seven to 14 days.