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Drunk Driver Arrested In Teeswater – ASHTON

(TEESWATER, ON) – On May 21, 2022, at 8:24 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol stopped an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) along Clinton Street south in Teeswater. The officer found that the operator had been drinking alcohol.

Following a roadside screening test, the driver was placed under arrest and taken to the South Bruce OPP Detachment for testing with a Qualified Intoxilizer Technician. 

Gregory ASHTON, 46-years-old, of Culross Township, was charged with Operate over 80 milligrams, Fail to wear helmet and Drive Off-Road vehicle with no insurance. The accused will be appearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton to answer to the charges.

This charge includes an immediate 90-day driver’s license suspension and an immediate 7-day vehicle impoundment.