Officers from the Manitoulin detachment of the OPP arrested two drivers simultaneously at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Saturday.

On Aug. 9 at approximately 1:15 a.m., the Manitoulin OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 near Old Webbwood Road in Espanola, when two separate vehicles came through at nearly the same time.

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The driver in the first vehicle had a container of open alcohol in the vehicle. Following further investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired operation.

Shining Eagle Memnook, 27, from Massey was charged with operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 or more; and operation while impaired by alcohol.

The second vehicle arrived to the RIDE check shortly afterwards, and a roadside breath tes

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