(CALEDON, ON) – On March 21, 2014 shortly after 2 am, a concerned citizen contacted the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report a motor vehicle collision on Highway 10 at the Valleywood ramp. The citizen reported that the driver of a blue BMW had struck the guardrail and left the area on foot. The citizen was able to provide the Communication Centre with a description of the driver.
As officers were arriving on scene, they located a male fitting the description at the intersection of Valleywood Boulevard and Royal Valley Drive. Upon speaking with the male, the officers detected a strong odour of alcohol on his breath. The male was arrested and transported to Detachment for testing.
As a result, Tarsem Singh DEOL, 49, of Brampton was arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Over 80.
The Administrative Drivers’ Licence Suspension (ADLS) program was initiated and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to make his first appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on April 3, 2014.
If you suspect that someone is driving or is about to drive impaired, call 9-1-1 and report it. If you see that someone is impaired and intends on driving, do not let them drive.