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Back-to-back impaired driving charges laid in Powassan
['Jennifer Hamilton-Mccharles']
North Bay Nugget
Two drivers are facing impaired driving charges following separate investigations conducted by the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police on the same day in Powassan.
An officer conducted a traffic stop on Valley View Drive East after observing a vehicle travelling approximately 20 kilometres/hour below the posted speed limit and obstructing traffic, on Saturday, at around 2 p.m.
As a result of the investigation, Alain Groulx, 46, of Powassan, has been charged with operation while impaired, alcohol; operation while impaired, blood alcohol concentration (80 plus); driving a motor vehicle with no licence; and failure to have insurance card.
Later that same day, at approximately 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a traffic complaint regarding a suspected impaired driver travelling southbound on Highway 11 in Callander.
Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Valley View Drive East in Powassan.