(WEST PERTH, ON) – On June 25, 2022, just before 10:00 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was dispatched to a traffic complaint on Perth Road 164 in the Municipality of West Perth.
An officer conducted a traffic stop, and during the investigation, the officer had reason to believe the driver was impaired. A Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was conducted on the driver. The driver was arrested and transported to a local operations centre for a Drug Recognition Evaluation.
As a result, Stephanie SMITH, 51, of the North Perth, has been charged with:
– Operation while impaired – blood drug concentration
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and a 7-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.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.
