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Published April 3, 2026

OPP nab suspected impaired driver after on-foot chase in Tiny

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An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle is shown in Beckwith, Ont., Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

A successful foot pursuit led to Southern Georgian Bay officers arresting a suspected impaired driver Thursday night in Tiny.

Around 10:30 p.m., a Midland business had informed police that a customer had appeared impaired and driven off from the location. Shortly thereafter, patrolling officers found the vehicle, which was notably driving erratically.

Police say they eventually initiated a traffic stop on Balm Beach Road, and demanded the driver participate in field sobriety testing.

However, when the man exited the vehicle, they ran.

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Eventually, police stopped the 26-year-old with a stun gun, and he was later taken into custody. He faces charges of impaired impaired operation, failure to comply with demand, resisting a peace officer, mischief, driving without insurance, driving with open alcohol, and having his blood alcohol content above zero as a novice driver.

He is set to appear before a Midland court on May 14, and is subject to a 90-day licence suspension and seven-day vehicle seizure.

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