(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On February 24, 2020 at 9:43 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle that had failed to stop at a red light on Main Street East, in the Town of Dundalk, in the Township of Southgate.
OPP officers spoke with the driver, who failed a roadside screening device. The driver was arrested and transported to the Dufferin OPP detachment. A breath test recorded readings over the legal limit of 80 milligrams (mgs) of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
Grey Bruce OPP have charged Henry RAE, 34 years-of-age, from Melancthon Township, with operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) and operation while impaired with blood alcohol concentration 80 mgs or more, section 320.14(1)(b) CCC.
The driver was also charged with two Highway Traffic Act offences.
The accused’s driver’s licence is suspended for 90 days and the vehicle they were operating was towed and impounded for seven days.
The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on April 8, 2021.
