Jacob VALE – Drunk Driving, Etc.

(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid an impaired driving charge.

On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Quinte West OPP conducted a traffic stop which resulted in an arrest and multiple charges.

Jacob VALE, age 23, from Trenton, was charged with:

•               Operation while impaired – alcohol

•               Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

•               Drive – No insurance

•               Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available

•               Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

•               Speeding – 1-49km/h over the posted limit

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on January 8, 2025.

If you suspect that someone is driving or about to drive impaired, call 9-1-1 and report it. You could save a life.

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