{"id":87438,"date":"2026-10-21T08:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=87438"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T11:38:32","slug":"east-algoma-opp-driver-charged-with-impaired-after-traffic-stop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/east-algoma-opp-driver-charged-with-impaired-after-traffic-stop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; 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-full wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>On Sunday, October 18, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols on Highway 638 in the Town of Bruce Mines.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 4:00 p.m., officers observed a white pickup truck and conducted a licence plate query. The query revealed the vehicle was not insured and that the temporary vehicle permit had expired. As a result, police initiated a traffic stop near Henderson Lane.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking with the driver, police determined the individual had consumed alcohol and subsequently arrested the driver for impaired operation.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, John HAMEL, 67 years old from Bruce Mines, was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operation while impaired &#8211; alcohol<\/li>\n<li>Owner operate motor vehicle with open container of liquor<\/li>\n<li>Owner operate a motor vehicle without insurance<\/li>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit<\/li>\n<li>Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the charges, the driver&#8217;s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.<\/p>\n<p>The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on December 3, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The OPP remains committed to removing impaired drivers from Ontario roads. Anyone who observes dangerous driving behaviour or suspects a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs is encouraged to call 9-1-1 immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, October 18, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols on Highway 638 in the Town of Bruce Mines. At approximately 4:00 p.m., officers observed a white pickup truck and conducted a licence plate query. The query revealed the vehicle was not insured and that &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":50863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-district"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-28 09:28:27","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\/87438","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=87438"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87440,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87438\/revisions\/87440"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}