(ASHFIELD_COLBORNE_WAWANOSH TWP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a London resident with numerous offences following a single-vehicle collision north of Goderich on November 11th, 2023.
At approximately 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, November 11th, Huron County OPP officers and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch with a possible impaired driver on Bluewater Highway near Market Road in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township. Police attended and searched for the involved driver, who had fled from the scene and hid from police in a wooded area. The driver was eventually located and arrested for impaired operation.
The accused was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment where they refused to provide breath samples to police. While in custody, the accused committed several other criminal offences.
Gregory TETREAU, 57 years-of-age from London has been charged with:
– Operation while Impaired – alcohol and drugs,
– Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand,
– Uttering Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm – (three counts),
– Resist Peace Officer.
The accused was additionally charged with offences found in the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act (CAIA), and the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). A total of 13 charges were laid against the accused.
The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
The accused was later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for December 11th at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.