95-Year-Old Canadian Man Charged For Driving A Scooter While Impaired

Author Cort Freeman

September 7th 8:00 AM

A 95-year-old Canadian man has been charged for driving a scooter while impaired. Thankfully, a symphony of destruction was avoided.

Unfortunately, it sounds like even on a scooter the elderly man was going too slow in the middle of the road. Now, he’s been charged with impaired driving after being arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police.

Elderly Canadian Man Arrested For Driving A Scooter While Impaired

Picturing an old 95-year-old man on a scooter is far from an easy thing to do. Sure, you can probably hear Chuck and Andy playing the character and having some fun behind the wheel, or handlebars I suppose in this case. However, at 95-years-old those things can be pretty difficult to manage! Also, it doesn’t sound like he was Speedy McGee on the scooter.

According to CTV News, the incident took place just before 1am on August 30th when the Ontario Provincial Police were alerted to a scooter blocking the roadway on Pine Street. In a news release obtained by CTV News, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said, “Police located a low-speed mobile scooter stationary in the middle of the road. The operator was arrested for impaired driving and then transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.” Following said testing, he was charged with impaired driving and is expected to return to court on October 3rd in North Bay. Additionally, his license was reportedly suspended for 90 days, according to reports.

According to CTV News, police said, “The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails…dial 911 as impaired driving never ends well. Please plan a way to get home safely.” I feel like if I was on the road at the same time as this was happening I’d definitely be suspicious seeing a 95-year-old man on a scooter. I think it would be odd to see it during broad daylight in the middle of the afternoon, so seeing it at 1am would definitely ring some alarms.

There’s no video and no mugshot available as this happened in Canada, but I think the story does a good enough job allowing us to paint a picture of it in our heads. Thankfully, it sounds like nobody was hurt during the incident including the 95-year-old Canadian man. However, he’s not the first Canadian to make headlines. You can read more about some “Eh-List Canadians” below.

7 'Eh-List' Celebrity Canadians

How’s she goin’ eh? Canadians hold a special place in our hearts. That’s why you’ll frequently hear about ‘Those Crazy Canadians’ on Dave & Chuck The Freak. However, not every famous Canadian has done something worthy of making the segment. In fact, many celebrities are indeed Canadian. Here are 7 ‘Eh-List’ Celebrity Canadians that everyone knows.

Now, just because everyone knows these celebrity Canadians that have become household names doesn’t mean they know these celebs are Canadian! Of course, some will be obvious than others.

Some of the biggest names in show business are Canadians. There are musicians, actors, comedians, and athletes alike that all hail from Canada. These Canadians are our buddies, they are our guys, and they are our friends. Sorry, South Park.

I decided to do a list of 7 ‘Eh-List’ celebrity Canadians, but there are much more than 7 of them. Limiting the list to only 7 caused a few problems. That meant some big names were being left on the cutting room floor!

Here are some recognizable names of celebrities you might not have known were Canadian that didn’t make the list of 7: Keanu Reeves, Celine Dion, Michael J. Fox, the late Matthew Perry, William Shatner, Will Arnett, Neil Young, and more!

When you look at the full list, it’s actually very impressive! The funniest comedians in the game seem to be from Canada. There’s Mike Myers, Dan Aykroyd, Phil Hartman, and more that we’ll talk about in a minute. Then, the world of rock and roll is no different! You’ve got Chad Kroeger, Avril Lavigne (think they mind being so close to each other on this list?), and who could forget The Barenaked Ladies? Also, I know he’s not rock but I feel like I have to mention Michael Buble because he’s Canadian and I think we’d get along very well.

Regardless, here are 7 ‘Eh-List’ celebrity Canadians!

• Seth Rogen

  

  Seth Rogen is Canadian! (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Hulu)

  Seth Rogen is one of my favorite people on the planet. He’s hilarious and he seems like a good dude. In other words, the ultimate Canadian! He talks about growing up in Canada a lot. He has a lot of pride for his homeland.

  Honestly, if I could pick one celebrity to hangout with, I’d pick Seth. I have no doubt we’d be good friends.

• Justin Bieber

  

  Justin Bieber is Canadian (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

  Justin Bieber might not have all the traits that Canadians are known for having, like being pleasant and generally nice, but he still is Canadian! The superstar was born in London, Canada. They might not want to claim him, but it remains true.

• Jim Carrey

  

  Jim Carrey is as Canadian as he is funny (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for AFI)

  Jim Carrey is another funny person from Canada. He was born in Newmarket, Canada. One of the funniest people of all-time, in my opinion. You can always count on Jim for a laugh.

• Drake

  

  Drake is a rapper. Drake is Canadian. Drake is a Canadian rapper. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

  You probably were aware that Drake is Canadian. He talks about it a lot in his music…like a lot! He’s also frequently spotted at Toronto Raptor games. Yeah, he’s Canadian.

• Ryan Gosling

  

  Ryan Gosling is both Ken and Canadian (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

  Ryan Gosling isn’t just Ken–he’s Canadian! It rhymed better in my head. Ryan proves Canadians aren’t just kind or funny…they can be sexy, too!

• Pamela Anderson

  

  Pamela Anderson is also Canadian! (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Netflix)

  Speaking of sexy Canadians, that brings us to Pamela Anderson! Yes, indeed, she is Canadian. She was born in Ladysmith, Canada. She was originally discovered at a BC Lions football game in Vancouver wearing a Labatt’s Beer t-shirt. How Canadian is that??

• Ryan Reynolds

  

  Ryan Reynolds is a lot of things…Canadian being one of them. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

  Ryan Reynolds is many things: an actor, a soccer team owner, an entrepreneur, a father, a husband, and most importantly–a Canadian. He was born in Vancouver. His father was even a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman! Very Canada.

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