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Impaired By Drug Charges For Driver Slumped Over Steering Wheel In Midland

A Tiny Township man faces impaired driving charges as well as additional charges, after he was found slumped over the steering wheel of a car on the morning of June 13, 2022. At 6:30a.m.,

Southern Georgian Bay OPP attended the scene, a business on Midland Avenue in the Town of Midland after receiving a complaint from a member of the public.

During the investigation, police located a quantity of drugs believed to be blue fentanyl as well as two prohibited weapons. The driver was arrested and was transported to detachment to undergo a Drug Recognition Evaluation.

As a result of this investigation, Joseph Leclaire, 32 years of Tiny Township was charged with the following offences contrary to the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act:

The driver’s license of the accused has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was towed to be impounded for 7 days. The accused was released from police custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.

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