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Driver charged after travelling on Highway 11 with hood covering windshield
Ontario Provincial Police stopped a car travelling south on Highway 11 near Allensville Road after seeing its open hood cover the windshield.
The vehicle was moving well below the speed limit, and officers directed it onto the shoulder.
The driver, a 38-year-old woman from West Nipissing, faces six charges, including dangerous operation, driving while suspended and driving with an obstructed windshield.
The charges also include failing to stop for police, having cannabis readily available in the vehicle and driving without insurance.
No one was injured, and one police vehicle sustained minor damage.
The case involves road safety because the driver was travelling on a highway without a clear view through the windshield.
She is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on November 17, 2026.
Ontario Provincial Police charged a 38-year-old woman after finding her driving southbound on Highway 11 with the open hood covering the entire windshield.
Officers located the vehicle near Allensville Road on October 19, 2026, at 12:35 p.m.
The woman faces six charges, including dangerous operation, driving while suspended and driving with an obstructed windshield.
No one was injured, and one police vehicle sustained minor damage.
She is scheduled to appear in court in Bracebridge on November 17, 2026.
- Who
- Roxanne Boisvert, 38, of West Nipissing, Ontario.
- What
- She was charged with six offences after driving with the open hood covering the windshield.
- When
- October 19, 2026, at 12:35 p.m.
- Where
- Highway 11 near Allensville Road, southbound.
- Why
- Police said the manner of driving posed a danger. The charges followed an investigation.
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Huntsville O.P.P. located the vehicle travelling southbound on Highway 11 near Allensville Road.
Roxanne Boisvert was charged with six offences.
Boisvert is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge.
- Driver
- Roxanne Boisvert, 38, of West Nipissing, Ontario
- Location
- Highway 11 near Allensville Road
- Time located
- October 19, 2026, at 12:35 p.m.
- Charges
- Six, including dangerous operation and driving with an obstructed windshield
- Court appearance
- November 17, 2026, in Bracebridge