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On August 17, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to motor vehicle collision involving a silver SUV that struck a utility pole on Cunningham Street in the Town of Bruce Mines.
The SUV left the scene with the air bags deployed and hanging out the windows. The vehicle continued westbound on Highway 17 to the town of Desbarats. Police located the vehicle at Johnson Community Centre and arrested the driver.
As a result, Samual GODDA, 27 years-of-age from London was charged with:
- Operation while impaired- alcohol
- Operation while impaired-alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Dangerous operation
- Drive motor vehicle-no licence
- Fail to report accident
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
The accused is schedule to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Elliot Lake on October 3, 2024.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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