(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On November 25, 2022, at approximately 8:40 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle on Binning Street West in the Municipality of North Perth.
Upon speaking with the driver, the officer had reason to believe the driver was impaired by a drug. The driver conducted a Standardized Field Sobriety Test, he was subsequently arrested and transported to a local operations centre for a Drug Recognition Evaluation.
As a result, Jeffrey BOON, 41, of Gowanstown, has been charged with:
– Operation while Impaired – alcohol and drugs
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Methamphetamine
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Opioid (other than heroin)- 2 counts
– Operate unsafe vehicle
– Fail to surrender insurance card
– Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and a 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the criminal charges.
The accused was also served three Provincial Notices for the other offences.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.
