(PERTH EAST, ON) – An impaired driver was caught because they were racing more than 50km/h over the speed limit after they had been drinking.
A Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol on Line 34, in the Township of Perth East, just before 11:00 p.m., on November 26 2021, observed a vehicle that was travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was found to be travelling in excess of 54km/h over the speed limit.
During the course of the investigation, the investigating officer determined that the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing
Steven WASSING, 48, of Perth East, has been charged with:
– Race a Motor Vehicle – Excessive Speed
– Operation while Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 30-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.
