{"id":85250,"date":"2026-07-20T08:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T12:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=85250"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:38:36","slug":"east-algoma-opp-young-driver-charged-with-impaired-after-traffic-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/east-algoma-opp-young-driver-charged-with-impaired-after-traffic-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; Young driver Charged with Impaired after traffic stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><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\" \/><\/a>A\u00a019-year-old driver is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 6:27 p.m., an officer with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11\/17 at Highway 527 in Shuniah.<\/p>\n<p>During the traffic stop, the officer observed open containers of alcohol inside the vehicle and noted signs of impairment displayed by the driver.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, Carter CRESSMAN-SPEAK, 19, of Thunder Bay, was arrested and charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operation while impaired &#8211; alcohol<\/li>\n<li>Operation while impaired &#8211; blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)<\/li>\n<li>Driving motor vehicle with unsealed container of liquor<\/li>\n<li>Young driver &#8211; blood alcohol concentration above zero<\/li>\n<li>Speeding 1-49 km\/h over the posted speed limit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Impaired driving is illegal, preventable and the leading cause of death on Ontario roads. The OPP remains committed to removing impaired drivers through enforcement and public education.<\/p>\n<p>If you suspect someone is driving while impaired, call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a019-year-old driver is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah. On Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 6:27 p.m., an officer with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11\/17 at Highway 527 in Shuniah. During the traffic stop, the officer &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":75103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-31 02:40:00","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\/85250","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=85250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85251,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85250\/revisions\/85251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}