(BLUEWATER, ON) – A 34 year old novice class driver from Central Huron will be heading to court later this summer following a traffic stop in Bluewater this past weekend. Officers were checking vehicles in the area of Staffa Road and Fansville Line on Saturday afternoon when they encountered the male driver. At approximately 3:55 p.m. a Ford Crown Victoria pulled up to the checkpoint and the driver spoke with the officer. Upon speaking with the driver the officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath. The officer also observed an open can of beer in the backseat area of the vehicle.
A roadside screening test was performed and the driver registered a fail. He was placed under arrest and was transported to the Exeter OPP Detachment for breath tests. He subsequently provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician; both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 34 year old Ryan CHEYNE from Central Huron has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and Drive Motor Vehicle with Open Container of Alcohol. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on July 13, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.