Driver and passenger charged after vehicle stop in Fenelon Falls

KAWARTHA LAKES- A vehicle stop conducted by the Kawartha Lakes OPP resulted in both the driver and a passenger being charged with separate offences.

Police say on January 12, 2019 an officer from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment of the OPP stopped a vehicle on Concession Road in Fenelon Falls. The subsequent investigation resulted in the driver, James Brooks, 22 years of age, of Bobcaygeon, being charged with operating a motor vehicle without a licence, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

A passenger in the vehicle, William Amos, 31 years of age, of Haliburton, was charged with having open liquor in the vehicle, contrary to the Liquor Licence Act.