(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a West Perth resident with a criminal driving offence following a traffic stop in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in the Municipality of Huron East on July 4th, 2025.
Just after 3:30 p.m. on Friday, July 04, 2025, Huron County OPP officers checked a driver that entered an OPP RIDE check on Front Road at Kinburn Line in Huron East. Police spoke to the driver and discovered that they had consumed alcohol prior to driving.
The driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation and transported to the Huron OPP detachment in Clinton where they provided breath samples before a qualified Intoxilyzer Breath Technician. Breath samples were provided to police which resulted in readings over the legal limit.
Jason WICKIE, 49 years-of-age from West Perth has been charged with:
– Operation while Impaired – Over 80.
The accused was additionally charged with offences found in the Highway Traffic Act and the Liquor Licence Control Act.
The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for 7 days, and the accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.
The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
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