(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On April 17, 2021 at 2:35 a.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Southgate Road 24, in the Township of Southgate.
OPP officers arrested the vehicle driver for impaired driving after they failed a roadside screening test. A breath test recorded readings over the legal limit of 80 milligrams (mgs) of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Charlotte MORINO, 31 years-of-age, from Southgate with the following offences:
- Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
- Operation while impaired with blood alcohol concentration 80 mgs or more, section 320.14(1)(b) CCC
The accused’s driver’s licence is suspended for 90 days and the vehicle they were operating was towed and will be impounded for seven days.
The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on May 20, 2021.