A Barrie man is facing impaired-related charges after his vehicle went off the road south of Espanola.

Manitoulin OPP said officers responded Sunday around 5:15 p.m. to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 6 near Gravelle Road in the Whitefish Falls area.

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“ Police attended the location and completed a standardized field sobriety test with the driver, and as a result the driver was arrested,” the OPP said in a release.

Eric Lowe, 46, was charged with impaired operation and driving with pot readily available.

He is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Oct. 6.

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