(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE, ON) – On January 29, 2021 at 11:08 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision, involving a car in a ditch, on Concession 2 in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie.
OPP officers attended and located the vehicle, but when they approached the driver, the suspect fled the scene on foot. The suspect ran to a neighbouring farm and broke into a barn on the property. Officer located and arrested the suspect without further incident.
The driver was transported to the Grey Bruce OPP detachment in Chatsworth. A breath test recorded readings over twice the legal limit of 80 milligrams (mgs) of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
Grey Bruce OPP have charged Martin RUFF, 43 years-of-age, from Arran-Elderslie with the following offences:
- Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
- Operation while impaired with blood alcohol concentration – 80 mgs or more, section 320.14(1)(b) CCC
- Break and enter a place with intent to commit indictable offence, section 348(1)(a) CCC
The accused’s driver’s licence is suspended for 90 days and the vehicle they were operating was towed and impounded for seven days.
The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton on February 24, 2021.
