Sheshatshiu RCMP respond to man passed out behind the wheel, impaired driver arrested
A driver was arrested by Sheshatshiu RCMP on Thursday morning, following a report received from a concerned resident about a person who appeared to be unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle.
Shortly after 10:00 a.m., police responded to a report from a passerby who spotted an unknown male who appeared to be passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle on Matshateu Street.
Officers located the vehicle, with the driver inside. Police woke the man, who showed clear signs of impairment, and identified him as a prohibited driver. The driver was arrested without incident, and was provided a demand for a breath sample. The driver was uncooperative and was charged with failure or refusal to comply with a demand.
A subsequent search of the man and the vehicle resulted in the location and seizure of an open container of alcohol, a quantity of cash, drug paraphernalia and bear spray. Police also confirmed that the vehicle was uninsured and was displaying licence plates belonging to another vehicle.
Forty-five-year-old Roy William Russell of Sheshatshiu has been charged with:
- Operation while prohibited
- Operation while impaired
- Failure or refusal to comply with a demand
- Failure to comply with release order condition – two counts
- Possession of a prohibited weapon when knowing the possession is unauthorized – two counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime
- Weapons possession contrary to order and failure to surrender authorization – two counts
His vehicle was seized and impounded, and his licence was further suspended.
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