KILWORTHY WOMAN, 20, CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING LAST EVENING

ORILLIA — Police here charged a 20-year-old driver with impaired driving yesterday as the annual RIDE season begins.

On November 18, at about 6:10 p.m., officers from Orillia OPP responded to traffic complaint in the area of Highway 12 in Severn Township heading towards the City of Orillia.

Officers patrolled the area and located a vehicle matching the description and were led to an impaired operation driving investigation.

As a result, Emily Arseneau, 20, of Kilworthy has been charged with:

  • Operation while impaired-alcohol contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
  • Novice driver – BAC above zero contrary to section 44.1(3) of the Highway Traffic Act
  • Young driver – BAC above zero contrary to section 44.1(5) of the Highway Traffic Act

Arseneau is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia, to answer to the charges at a later date in November 2023. As a result of these charges, her driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and vehicle impounded for a period of 7 days.

Emily Arseneau, 20, of Gravenhurst face multiple impaired driving charges after being arrested in Orillia last night.