The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person with impaired driving.
On December 13, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m. the West Parry Sound OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Pickerel River Road in Henvey Inlet First Nation. Officers attended and initiated an impaired driving investigation and discovered the vehicle involved was stolen from Halton Region.
Christopher Rich, 37 years-of-age of Mississauga was charged with:
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Operation while prohibited – two counts
- Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Driving while under suspension – four counts
- Possession of an identity document
- Having care and control of a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
The accused was held for bail and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound on January 5, 2026. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
