December 15, 2015
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SPEEDER FOUND OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) - A 27-year-old driver of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is facing a criminal code charge of “Drive Motor Vehicle – Over-80 Milligrams” following a traffic stop that took place last week.
Just after 9 p.m. Dec. 8, a Huron County OPP officer observed a GMC Savannah van travelling southbound on Base Line at a high rate of speed. The officer took a speed measurement of the vehicle and found it to be speeding well in excess of the posted 80 km/h zone.
The driver was stopped and during the interaction with the him, the officer noticed open alcohol inside the vehicle. The officer also had reason to believe the driver had consumed some alcohol; thus, a demand for the roadside screening device was made.
The man complied with the demand and provided a sample of his breath, resulting in a fail. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Huron OPP detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 27-year-old Brad WARWICK of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over-80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Speeding and Drive Motor Vehicle With Open Container of Liquor. He was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 18, 2016, at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
IMPAIRED DRIVER NEARLY CRASHES INTO RIVER
(BLUEWATER, ON) - An impaired driver, who nearly took a splash in the Bayfield River last week, is facing a number of charges after police responded to a collision at the Bayfield Marina and Harbour.
Just before 8 a.m. Dec. 9, Huron County OPP officers responded to the collision scene located at the Bayfield Marina. Police arrived on scene to find a GMC Acadia nearly crashed into the river at the north pier. The vehicle was found to be stuck on a cement post in a very precarious position. Inside the vehicle, officers observed a man in the driver’s seat sound asleep. Officers were able to rouse the man and safely get him out of the vehicle.
Upon speaking with the driver, officers noted he had been drinking alcohol and also noticed he was displaying several signs that his ability to drive a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. As a result, he was arrested for Impaired Care and Control. He was subsequently transported to the Huron OPP detachment where he provided samples of his breath to an Intoxilizer Technician. Both of his tests registered over the legal limit.
Ryan GARTON, 36, of Goderich has been charged with Impaired Care and Control, Care and Control Over-80 Milligrams, Careless Driving and Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle with Unsealed Container of Liquor. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for Jan. 11, 2016, at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*
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