(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A RIDE (Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere) program at Sandbanks Provincial Park has led to an arrest.
On Saturday, June 21, 2025, shortly before 7:00 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had set up a RIDE program on County Road 12 near County Road 18.
Officers spotted a vehicle approaching them, but then saw it turn and speed away. An officer followed the car and conducted a traffic stop nearby.
An approved roadside alcohol screening device was utilized, and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing.
Matthew BOUMAN, age 44 of Loyalist Township, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on July 9, 2025.
The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
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