NEW opp policeA 70 year old male from Gatineau, Quebec is charged following yesterday’s single vehicle collision on the Highway 17 off-ramp to Highway 11 southbound.

North Bay OPP say the transport rolled over the guardrail and down a steep embankment.

The driver was extricated by the Fire Department who had to use the jaws of life in the process. The driver was then taken to North Bay hospital with non-life threatening injuries and is charged for careless driving.

The ramp will be closed sometime today to remove the transport from the area.

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A 35 year old woman from Sudbury is charged with driving with more than 80 milligrams of blood after a traffic stop in North Bay.

OPP say they were dispatched after receiving a complaint about a vehicle on Highway 17 around 3pm.

Police located the vehicle and determined the driver had consumed alcohol and also faces a charge for driving while ability impaired.