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Tree Vs Drunk Driver – One Arrested

(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Bluewater resident with Impaired Operation & Impaired Operation – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus) following a motor vehicle collision that took place outside of Varna.  

On Thursday, June 23, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Huron OPP officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a hatchback that collided with a tree on Bannockburn Line. Upon arrival officers located a hatchback that had extensive front-end damage from the collision with the tree.   

Upon speaking with the driver the investigating officer observed the driver to be displaying several signs of impairment. The driver was placed under arrest and was transported to the Huron OPP detachment for breath tests. Two samples of breath were supplied to the Intoxilizer Technician and both tests revealed the driver was over the legal limit.   

Kristopher SEPERS, 23 years of age from Varna has been charged with Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus), Operation While Impaired and Driving While Under Suspension. The accused has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for July 25, 2022, at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. 

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