(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with numerous offences as a result of a traffic stop.
On March 20, 2024, just before 10:00 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop while patrolling the community of Southfields Village, in the Town of Caledon. During the course of the investigation, officers formed grounds that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.
As a result of the investigation, Kuldip Singh, 52, of Caledon, was charged with:
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Failure or refusal to comply with demand
· Novice driver fail to provide breath sample
· Drive motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on April 4, 2024, to answer to the charges. Additionally, the driver’s vehicle was impounded for a period of seven days, and their driver’s licence suspended for a period of 90 days.
The OPP remains committed to keeping our communities safe through enforcement and public education. Drivers who are impaired by drugs or alcohol continue to pose a significant threat on Ontario roads. Whether a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired, and impaired driving is dangerous regardless of the source of impairment. Ontario has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to driver’s consuming alcohol that are; age 21 years or younger, a driver of any age who holds a G1, G2, M1, or M2 licence, or driving a vehicle that requires an A-F driver’s licence or Commercial Vehicle Operator’s Registration (CVOR).
For more information about the penalties of driving impaired, visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/impaired-driving
