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On July 14, 2025, at approximately 3:29 p.m., officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police were notified of a single vehicle collision on Highway 563 in Batchawana Bay. Witnesses reported observing a motorcycle lose control, collide with a ditch and the driver fleeing the scene. Further investigation revealed the identity of the motorcycle driver.
On July 15, 2025, Eric MEAROW, 40 years-of-age, of Batchawana Bay was arrested and charged with:
- Dangerous operation
- Careless driving
- Drive left of centre on a curve
- Fail to remain
- Fail to report accident
- Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
- Driving while under suspension
- Drive motor vehicle, no plates
- Drive motor vehicle, no permit
- Fail to apply for permit on becoming owner
- Operate motor vehicle without insurance
- Fail to comply with probation order – two counts
The accused remains in custody, pending a bail hearing.
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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