Northumberland OPP – Man Charged With Impaired On Main Street During Applefest Weekend

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(BRIGHTON, ON) – On Saturday September 29, 2018 just before 2 pm officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to reports of a motor vehicle that was being driven through the closed section of Main Street, in Brighton during the Applefest weekend festivities.

Hundreds of citizens and vendors were present on Main Street when a male driving a white 4 door sedan drove through the street merely missing a crowd of people. Officers located the motor vehicle and the male driver nearby. As a result of the investigation Michael James POPE (age 49) of Tweed, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following offences:

– Care or Control While Impaired (Alcohol)
– Care or Control Over 80 mgs
– Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on November 7, 2018.

Pete Fisher
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