{"id":61917,"date":"2023-07-31T08:05:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=61917"},"modified":"2023-07-31T08:05:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T12:05:27","slug":"marathon-opp-driver-charged-with-impaired-at-ride-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/31\/marathon-opp-driver-charged-with-impaired-at-ride-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon OPP &#8211; Driver Charged with Impaired at RIDE Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/>On July 26, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were conducting a RIDE program on Pennisula Road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A driver entered the RIDE program and was administered a roadside screening device. The driver failed and was subsequently arrested then transported to the Marathon OPP Detachment for further testing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Through investigation, Paul JOHNSON, 32-years-old, of North Bay, has been charged with:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Operation While Impaired &#8211; Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Operation While Impaired &#8211; Alcohol and Drugs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The accused received a 90-Day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and 7-Day Vehicle Impoundment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Marathon on September 13, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The OPP remains committed to taking alcohol\/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 9-1-1 to report it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On July 26, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were conducting a RIDE program on Pennisula Road. &nbsp; A driver entered the RIDE program and was administered a roadside screening device. The driver failed and was subsequently arrested then transported to the Marathon OPP Detachment for further &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-02 19:16:22","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61917"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61918,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61917\/revisions\/61918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}