Tyler BENNETT � Impaired Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Fri Nov 14 05:20:27 MST 2025

(BLIND RIVER, ON) � Prohibited driver refuses to provide breath sample.

On Wednesday, November 6, 2025, at approximately 1:40 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black pickup truck travelling on North Street in the Town of Blind River. The vehicle then turned onto Causley Street, where the driver cut off another motorist.



Police followed the pickup truck onto Lakeside Avenue, where they observed it slowly back into a driveway before the driver exited the vehicle. During the interaction, officers determined the driver had consumed alcohol and subsequently placed the individual under arrest.

The driver was transported to the Blind River detachment, where they refused to provide a breath sample.

Tyler BENNETT, 34 years-old from Blind River was charged with:

Operation while impaired � alcohol
Failure or refusal to comply with demand
Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
The accused appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on November 6, 2025.

The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension, and the involved vehicle was impounded for 7days.

The OPP is committed to keeping roads safe from impaired drivers, who continue to pose a serious risk on Ontario highways.

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