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Traffic stop on a pickup results in charges for suspended driver, company

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Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a pickup truck on Dallyn Avenue in Kapuskasing on Friday morning resulting in multiple charges for the driver as well as the company that owned the vehicle.

OPP - KAP - JAN 10 Ontario Provincial Police stopped a pickup truck in Kapuskasing, Ont., on January 10, 2025. The encounter resulted in charges for the driver as well as the company that owned the vehicle. (Ontario Provincial Police/X)

“The driver was found to have an administrative driver’s licence suspension (a 90-day automatic suspension issued after an impaired driving charge) and the vehicle was uninsured,” said police in a social media post.

As a result of the police investigation, the 31-year-old driver from the Sault has been charged with driving while under suspension, operating a vehicle without insurance and driving without a validated permit. The company was charged with improper use of a validation permit and allowing a vehicle to operate without insurance.

In addition to the charges the company vehicle was impounded for seven days by police.

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Both the company and the driver are scheduled to appear in traffic court at a later date.