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Charges in two separate impaired driving investigations last week

By Brock Ormond Mar 4, 2026 | 4:19 PM

Charges have been incurred by two people in two separate impaired driving investigations on the same day last week

On Thursday, February 26, at approximately 5:00 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle stuck in a snowbank on Moira St. in Tweed. Officers attended the area and discovered that the vehicle was removed prior to police arrival. Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of business nearby. The driver was located, arrested and transported to the Central Hastings OPP Detachment for testing.

Jill Nietman, 39, of Toronto, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

At approximately 7:00 p.m. on the same day, police received report from a concerned citizen regarding a possible impaired driver travelling northbound on Highway 37 in Tweed. The vehicle was stopped by police on Highway 7, east of Highway 37. The driver provided a sample of their breath into an approved alcohol screening device at the roadside. Subsequently, the driver was arrested and transported to the Quinte West OPP Detachment for further testing.

Jordan BALDWIN, age 29, of Addington Highlands, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

• Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

• Failing to surrender insurance card

Both accused were released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on March 19, 2026, and April 9, 2026; respectively. Additionally, both driver’s licences were suspended for 90 days, and their vehicles impounded for 7 days.