Traffic stop results in alcohol charge
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) - A traffic stop Sunday afternoon has led to an Over-80 charge against a male driver of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
At 2:21 p.m., April 23, a Huron County OPP officer stopped a Ford Ranger that was travelling eastbound on Zion Road near St. Helen's Line. Upon stopping the vehicle, the investigating officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver's breath. A roadside screening test was administered and the driver registered a fail.
He was placed under arrest for Drive Motor Vehicle Over-80 Milligrams of Alcohol and was transported to the Huron OPP detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician; both of his samples registered over the legal limit.
Robert COLLINS, 33, of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle - Over-80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 5, at the Ontario Court of Justice - Goderich. He also received an automatic 90-day driver's licence suspension and his vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
*THIS CHARGE HAS YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*
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