(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been charged following separate investigations into incidents of impaired driving.
At approximately 10:41 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigated a two-vehicle collision on Simcoe Street in Middleton, Norfolk County. No injuries were reported.
After the collision, which took place in the parking lot of a business, one of the vehicles fled the scene.
Responding officers later found the vehicle at a location on Highway 3 in Middleton, Norfolk County.
After assessing the driver’s sobriety at the roadside, the driver was taken into custody without incident.
Charged with the following alleged offence is 59-year-old Allan SULTAN of Norfolk County:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, May 14, 2024.
Around 12:04 p.m. on the same day, officers from the Norfolk County OPP Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call about a potential impaired driver on Cockshutt Road in Townsend, Norfolk County.
Shortly after, the responding officers located the vehicle on Cockshutt Road in Townsend, Norfolk County.
After assessing the driver’s sobriety at the roadside, the driver was taken into custody without incident.
Charged with the following alleged offences is 41-year-old Jake WATERS of Glanbrook, Ontario:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs,
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
If you observe a driver you suspect may be impaired, contact the OPP or the nearest police authority by dialing 9-1-1.