Shawn TURCOTTE – Drive While Suspended

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Jun 17 07:31:42 MST 2025

(THESSALON, ON)- OPP charge known suspended driver.



On Saturday, June 14, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Lakeside Drive in the Town of Thessalon when they observed a driver known to them as being a suspended and disqualified driver.

A traffic stop was conducted on Dawson Street with the driver being arrested and transported to Thessalon. The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for 45 days.

Shawn TURCOTTE, 40 years-old who resides in the community of Thessalon First Nation was charged with:

Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code (five counts)
Driving while under suspension
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on September 4, 2025.