(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A 30-year-old female driver is facing charges of Impaired Driving & Drug Possession following a traffic stop by police on Wednesday, July 27th. At approximately 7:42 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call from a witness that reported a Ford Focus was travelling northbound on London Road in an erratic manner. Witnesses reported the vehicle was swerving all over the road into oncoming traffic.
Officers started patrolling for the suspect vehicle and a little while later officers came across the suspect vehicle travelling north into Blyth. Officers were able to safely stop the driver and a sobriety check was conducted. Upon speaking with the driver officers noted several signs that the driver was impaired by drug.
The driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and was transported to the Exeter OPP Detachment where she was evaluated by an officer who is qualified as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE). As a result of this evaluation, it was determined her ability to drive a motor vehicle was impaired by drug contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. A search of the vehicle was also completed which resulted in officer’s locating and seizing a quantity of marihuana and cocaine.
As a result, 30-year-old Britta HALLBERG from Formosa has been charged with Impaired Driving, Possession of a Schedule II Substance – (Marihuana), Possession of a Schedule I Substance (Cocaine) and two counts of Failing to Comply with Conditions of an Undertaking. She has since been released from custody with a court date scheduled for August 18, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Wingham.
Huron County OPP encourages the public to continue to report impaired and erratic drivers. Please call police as soon as possible, your call to police could save a life.