(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – Between October 28, 2021 and October 31, 2021, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged four impaired drivers:
- On October 31, 2021 at 11:48 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer stopped a vehicle along 4th Avenue south east in Chesley and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Valeri MONK, 26-years-old, of Brockton was charged with Impaired Driving and Operate over 80 milligrams. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on December 15, 2021 to answer to the charges.
- On October 31, 2021 at 2:34 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer stopped a vehicle along Browns Avenue in Walkerton and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Kyle THACKERY, 31-years-old, of Brockton was charged with Impaired Driving, Operate over 80 milligrams, Drive with Open Liquor and Possession of a Controlled Substance. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on December 15, 2021 to answer to the charges.
- On October 30, 2021 at 2:02 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer stopped a vehicle along Concession 10 in Huron Township and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A 17-year-old Municipality of Kincardine resident was charged with Operate over 80 milligrams. The accused can’t be named due to provisions in the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).
- On October 28, 2021 at 6:34 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a Red pick-up truck. Officers located the vehicle and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Austyn MACARTHUR, 21-years-old, from the Municipality of Kincardine was charged with Operate over 80 milligrams. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on December 15, 2021 to answer to the charge.
An impaired driving charge includes an immediate 90-day driver’s license suspension and an immediate 7-day vehicle impoundment.
