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Ontario Officer Charged with Impaired Driving On Duty
1/19/2026
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Story summary
- Ontario Provincial Police Constable Christopher Prout is charged with impaired driving on duty after the Southern Georgian Bay detachment initiated an investigation.
- Authorities arrested him for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration above the legal limit.
- Prout has 17 years of service with the Ontario Provincial Police.
- Ontario Provincial Police's Professional Standards Unit is conducting an internal investigation.
- Prout is scheduled to appear in court on February 26.
