Man facing impaired, distracted driving charges

By News Staff

Posted Sep 17, 2015 09:55:52 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

OTTAWA – A traffic stop for using a cell phone while driving has ended with impaired driving charges against an Ottawa man.

Police pulled over a vehicle in the westbound lanes of Highway 417, near the Moodie Drive overpass, Wednesday night. The officer saw a driver using a hand-held communication device.

David Lopez Jovel, 32, has been charged with impaired driving and driving while using a handheld device.

He is scheduled to appear in court November 4, 2015.

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