Prohibited, impaired driver from Batchawana Bay gets jail

A volunteer firefighter jumped out of the way when a pickup ignored the stop sign he was waving at a collision scene north of Sault Ste. Marie early last year. The driver, impaired by drugs, was prohibited from being behind the wheel, Ontario Court Justice John Condon heard Friday.Andrew Rowan, of Batchawana Bay, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and driving while prohibited. Rowan’s speech was slurred on March 16, 2025. His eyes were droopy and he said he was tired when he spoke with po