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Wrong Way Driver On Hwy. 400 Charged With Impaired Driving

A vehicle travelling southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 400 was safely stopped by officers from the  Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment near Quarry Road Tay Township, after responding to a call from a motorist at 3:24 a.m. May 22, 2022.

Officers spoke with the driver after relocating to a safe place on the highway and entered into a drinking and driving investigation resulting in the following criminal code driving charges for the vehicle driver Michael Mullen, 60 years of Sequin Township.

The accused was released on a recognizance to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice  on June 9, 2022 and also faces a drivers licence suspension and vehicle impoundment as per the Ministry of Transportation (ADLS) guidelines

OPP officers also conducted 12 Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere R.I.D.E. spot checks at random locations throughout the detachment area over the Victoria Day weekend checking 370 drivers and vehicles in the interest of road safety.

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