Some eagle eyes helped get an impaired driver off the road in cottage country and a baby raccoon to safety.
The Ontario Provincial Police in Huntsville said Wednesday they arrested a man for impaired operation of a vehicle.
Stopping an alleged impaired driver may not be all that unusual, but what officers found in the vehicle with him definitely was.
“The male had a baby raccoon with him,” OPP Central Region tweeted, along with a photo of it in the back of a police car. “Raccoon is on its way to Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary.”
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The Muskoka sanctuary deals with all kinds of abandoned, orphaned and injured wildlife. Hopefully, the baby trash panda will be tip top in its care.
Police also had a few words for the good Samaritans who aided in the arrest.
“Thank you to the public for reporting this driver to police!” OPP added.
#HvilOPP Huntsville officers arrested a male for impaired operation of a vehicle. The male had a baby raccoon with him. Raccoon is on its way to Aspdin Valley Wildlife Sanctuary. Thank you to the public for reporting this driver to police! ^dm pic.twitter.com/4iFCZAYtsr
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) July 12, 2023