Darryl GARANT – Drunk Driving

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham-Kent Detachment arrested an impaired driver at a Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint.

On November 23, 2024, members of the Elgin OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on the eastbound off-ramp of Highway 401 at Bloomfield Road, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. At approximately 10:30 p.m., police stopped a passenger vehicle and checked for driver sobriety.

As a result of the investigation, the driver was taken into custody and transported to the Chatham-Kent OPP Detachment for further testing.

Darryl GARANT, a 30-year-old from Chatham was charged with the following:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs

·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

·        Drive motor vehicle with liquor readily available.

A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on December 16, 2024.

The OPP remind motorists that no amount of alcohol or drug is acceptable to consume and drive. Report impaired drivers. Should you observe a suspected impaired driver, please dial 911 or contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.