OPP officers tracked down and arrested a Lakeshore man trying to avoid an impaired driving checkpoint.
Lakeshore OPP held a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program Monday in front of the police detachment on Notre Dame St.
At around 1:30am police noticed a vehicle turn down a side street trying to avoid the police check.
An officer followed the vehicle, which came to a stop on Elmwood Ave. The driver fled on foot, but the officer arrested him a short time later.
A 22-year-old Lakeshore man is charged with several offences including impaired driving, dangerous operation of a vehicle and assault with intent to resist arrest.
