SSM OPP – Driver Stopped for Speeding – Also Charged with Impaired

On September 18, 2026, at approximately 2:16 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River, when they observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed near Belleau Lake Road. The vehicle was recorded travelling 122 km/h in a construction zone with a posted speed limit of 70 km/h.

A traffic stop was conducted, and investigation determined the vehicle driver had consumed alcoholic beverages. As a result, Harnoor SINGH, 23 years-of-age, of Sault Ste. Marie was arrested and charged with:

• Drive motor vehicle – perform stunt – excessive speed
• Drive motor vehicle with open container of liquor
• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Fail to have insurance card

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on November 2, 2026 in Sault Ste. Marie. The accused was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for 14 days.

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