Jeremy RUTTLE – Drunk Driving

(TWEED, ON) – A member of the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was able to nab an impaired driver – while on foot.

On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, shortly before 9:30 a.m., an officer was on Colborne Street in Tweed when she spotted a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed in the 50-kilometer per hour zone.

The driver stopped when the uniformed officer stepped out and indicated that the person needed to pull over.

An Approved Roadside Screening Device was utilized, and the driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for additional testing.

A search of the individual and the vehicle resulted in the seizure of suspected cocaine, suspected methamphetamine and suspected MDMA (ecstasy), as well as open alcohol.

As a result of the investigation, Jeremy RUTTLE, age 48 of Tweed, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Possession of a Schedule 1 substance – three counts
• Driving with an open container of liquor
• Fail to apply for a permit upon becoming a vehicle owner
• Fail to surrender permit for a vehicle

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on May 12, 2025.

The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

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