(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TWP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Chatham resident with criminal driving offences following an investigation in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh on August 18th, 2025.
Just before 11:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, Huron County OPP officers responded to a disturbance at the Falls Reserve Conservation Area. Officers stopped a vehicle in the area and spoke with the driver. The driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation and later refused to provide a breath sample as required by law. The accused was charged as follows:
Christopher DARBYSON, 34 years-of-age from Chatham has been charged with:
– Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand,
– Operation while Impaired – Alcohol and Drug.
The vehicle involved was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused drivers licence was suspended for a period of 90 days.
The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on September 15th, 2025.
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