A concerned community member made a call to the Ontario Provincial Police Communication Centre near 6:14 p.m. February 21, 2024, after observing the actions of a west bound Heritage Drive, Midland pick up truck believing that the driver may be impaired. An officer from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment located the suspect vehicle parked in the live west bound lane of Angela Schmidt Foster Road and promptly had a conversation with the driver.
As a result, the officer entered into an impaired driving investigation leading to Frederick Pantrey 50 years of Tiny Township being charged criminally with the following driving offence.
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released from police custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on March 7, 2024, and also faces a 90 day driver’s licence suspension along with a tow and impound invoice for seven days as per the Ministry of Transportation (ADLS) guidelines
Educating the public about safe driving, boating and ORV practices with our community safety partners is a priority, if you see a possible impaired operator on our roadways, waterways or trails please “Make the Call” and dial 911 as impaired driving never ends well, please make a plan to get home safely.