(WEST PERTH, ON) – Tips from the public assisted in locating an impaired driver, who was arrested in the Municipality of West Perth.
On August 19, 2022, just after 4:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a driver that departed a local business in Exeter heading towards Perth County. The driver was seen drinking alcohol in his vehicle while in the drive thru.
Officers later located the vehicle on Perth Road 180 in West Perth. The officer determined the driver was impaired. The driver was arrested and transported to a local detachment for further testing.
Darwin BAILLIE, 55, of Huron East, has been charged with:
– Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
– Operation while impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and a seven-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 charges.