(HURON EAST, ON) – A North Huron resident is facing an Impaired Operation charge following a rear-end crash in Seaforth last week.
On Wednesday, November 24, 2021 at approximately 2:19 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision located on Goderich Street East in Seaforth.
Upon arrival the investigating officer observed a minivan that had collided with the rear of a sport utility vehicle. Upon speaking to the driver of the minivan the officer noted the driver was displaying signs of impairment by way of a drug.
As a result, the driver was placed under arrest and was transported to the London OPP Detachment for further testing. A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) completed an evaluation on the driver and the driver was deemed to be impaired by a drug.
Eric SABOURIN, 26 years of age, from North Huron, has been charged with Operation While Impaired. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for January 10, 2022 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
