Hanmer man caught speeding in Thessalon was drunk: OPP

A Hamer man has been charged with impaired after being stopped for speeding on Highway 17 near Government Road in Thessalon. The East Algoma OPP said in a release that officers stopped the driver of a pickup truck on Dec. 7 around 7:30 p.m. The driver, who was speeding, “emanated a strong odour of alcoholic beverage and displayed signs of intoxication,” the OPP allege. “After a roadside test, the driver was subsequently arrested and (the) vehicle towed and impounded.” In