(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A 19 year old male from Goderich is facing three criminal charges including a charge for Impaired Driving following a crash in Saltford last week. On Monday, May 18, 2015 at 8:23 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and Huron County EMS responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Saltford Road south of Brinery Road.
Upon arrival officers located a Chevrolet Silverado pickup that had left the roadway and plowed into a tree on the north side of the road. The lone occupant in the pickup truck was transported to hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. During the course of their investigation, officers determined the male had been drinking alcohol and was displaying signs that he was impaired by alcohol. He was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and later he provided a suitable sample of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. His test resulted in a reading above the legal limit.
Further investigation also revealed the driver was currently on conditions of release to abstain from the consumption of alcohol.
As a result, 19 year old James HART from Goderich has been charged with Impaired Driving, Drive Motor Vehicle with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and Fail to Comply with Undertaking. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 22, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.
His severely damaged pickup truck was impounded for seven days and he was also served with an automatic 90 day driver’s licence.