A Mississauga man was arrested Aug. 29 for allegedly driving his car minutes after being banned from getting behind the wheel for a year, according to OPP.

The man was issued a driving ban by an Ontario court judge stemming from a 2017 impaired driving case. OPP alleges that "approximately five minutes" after being sentenced, the suspect was spotted getting into his vehicle and taking off from the Ontario court of justice in Orangeville.

OPP Const. Iryna Nebogatova said it was fortunate an officer, who happened to be in court for an unrelated case, was nearby to stop the man from driving.

"We take impaired driving seriously as an organization and for someone to disregard this (ruling), obviously wasn't the right decision," she said.