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Two drinking and driving incidents in less than three weeks in March hit a Greater Sudbury woman hard in the wallet on Friday.

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In addition, Jocelyn Proux will not drive for two years.

Proulx, 64, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice via the Zoom link from his attorney’s office Michael Venturi to reckless driving for a March 6 incident, and guilty of having more than the level of alcohol legally permitted in its system within two hours of driving a conveyance (commonly referred to as a rollover) for a March 25 incident.

Both incidents took place in the city.

Judge Richard Humphrey, accepting a joint submission from Venturi and the Crown, imposed a fine of $ 1,000 for the March 6 incident, along with a probation order that includes a condition that Proulx not drive with of alcohol in his system.

The court heard that the fine would be in addition to a charitable donation of $ 1,500 that Proulx had made before appearing in court.

As for the March 25 incident, Humphrey imposed a fine of $ 2,000 and a two-year license suspension.

The court heard that on March 6, Greater Sudbury Police officers who were checking a call about an impaired driver learned that a driver had dumped a liter container in the Mont Adam Street area, then left.

A second caller provided police with a description of the vehicle.

Officers located the vehicle shortly after. They stopped the driver after noticing that the vehicle was driving poorly. The driver – Proulx – has been charged.

Then at around 11:20 p.m. on March 25, police received a call regarding a possible impaired driver on Bouchard Street. The witness provided the license plate information of the Honda Accord that was being driven.

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Officers attended the vehicle owner’s home and saw the Accord enter a garage. The driver – Proulx – was ordered to shut off the engine, which she did. Proulx was found to be unstable on his feet and his speech was blurred.

Proulx then failed a roadside breathalyzer test and subsequently produced Intoxilyzer readings of 272 and 266, both more than three times the legal limit of 80 while driving.

In his sentencing brief, Venturi said Proulx, at the time, was going through “a few horrible weeks,” including marriage issues and “very special health issues” such as liver failure requiring a transplant.

He said if the cases had been tried, there would have been a significant problem with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms regarding the prescribed medications Proulx was taking at the time.

Venturi said Proulx, through him, wanted to convey his remorse for the two incidents.

Assistant Crown Attorney Alyssa Caverson said the joint sentencing request came after lengthy discussions involving Sudbury Crown Attorney Rob Parsons. She said the Crown understands that at the time, Proulx was going through difficult circumstances.

Justice Humphrey told Proulx that she should carefully consider her drinking.

“Drinking alcohol is not going to help a person with liver problems,” he said. “I guess you have been told by health professionals not to drink alcohol because it will not help. The readings (March 25) were extremely high. This indicates to me a drinking problem.

Following the two guilty pleas, the Crown dropped the other charges that Proulx faced.

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