(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 61-year-old driver from Kingsville is facing several charges after he was stopped on July 15, 2015 for speeding. At approximately 6:40 p.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a Ford pickup truck travelling northbound on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway at a high rate of speed. The officer measured the truck’s speed with a RADAR device and locked the vehicle’s speed at 120 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.
The officer turned around and was able to stop the pickup truck at Kitchigami Road. While speaking with the driver the officer detected signs the driver had consumed some alcohol. A roadside screening test was performed and the driver registered a fail. He was placed under arrest and searched. Upon searching the vehicle the investigating officer located open alcohol in the vehicle along with a quantity of marihuana. The driver was then transported to the Huron OPP detachment for breath tests. He provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 61-year-old William ESCOTT from Kingsville has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Cannabis Marihuana, Speeding and Drive Motor Vehicle with Open Liquor. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on August 17, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.