Joshua LIGHTBODY – Drunk Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Sat Mar 8 07:43:05 MST 2025

(NORTH ALGONA WILBERFORCE TWP, ON) – A driver is facing Criminal Code (CC) charges after a single-vehicle collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area.



On March 3, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an off-duty OPP officer reported a single-vehicle in the ditch on Highway 60 in North Algona Wilberforce (NAW) Township. No injuries were reported. The driver was taken into custody, and testing was conducted at the detachment.



As a result of this incident 38-year-old Joshua LIGHTBODY of Admaston-Bromley Township has been charged with the following CC offences:

Operation while impaired – alcohol
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80mg plus
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke April 3, 2025.