(WEST PERTH, ON) – A male of no fixed address is facing several criminal charges following a traffic complaint that took place yesterday in the Municipality of West Perth.
On October 18, 2022, at approximately 4:19 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information about a possible impaired driver that was operating a vehicle swerving from ditch to ditch with varying speeds on Road 164 in West Perth.
Officers located the vehicle on the shoulder of Perth Line 55 in the Municipality of North Perth and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle that was being driven was reported stolen. The driver was slumped over the steering wheel.
Subsequently, the driver was arrested and transported to a local operations centre for a Drug Recognition Evaluation.
As a result, Robert CHARBONEAU, 45, of no fixed address, has been charged with:
– Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000
– Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Opioid (other than heroin)
– Operation while Impaired – alcohol and drugs
– Operation while Prohibited – Legal Restriction from any other Act of Parliament or Provincial Law
– Failure to comply with undertaking
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 remains in custody pending a bail hearing.
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.
