Man charged with impaired, dangerous driving, and identity fraud
One person faces multiple charges after being found driving impaired, despite previous prohibitions, and attempting to provide a false identity to the officer.
A Thunder Bay Police Service Traffic Unit officer was on patrol on the afternoon of Monday, January 27, when a vehicle was first observed at a rate of over 70 kilometres per hour in a community safety zone with a posted speed limit of 40 kilometres per hour, and was then observed at nearly 90 kilometres per hour in a 50 kilometre per hour zone.
The officer pulled over the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
The driver initially provided the responding officer with an identity that ended up being false. The officer also observed multiple signs of impairment.
Once the officer determined the driver's identity, it was found that the male was wanted on a warrant and had six different driving prohibitions.
Mahad MUSSE, 30, is charged with Impaired Operation of a Vehicle, Dangerous Operation of a Vehicle, Operation of a Vehicle While Prohibited x2, Identity Fraud, and Breach of Probation.
The accused appeared in court on Tuesday and has been remanded into custody with a future appearance date. The vehicle is subject to a 45-day impoundment and the accused's driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days.
