(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 22-year-old from Clinton is facing Impaired Driving and Over 80 charges following a traffic stop that took place earlier this week. At approximately 3:22 a.m. on June 27, 2016 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call from a concerned citizen that the driver of a Chevrolet sports utility vehicle was possibly driving while he was impaired.
Officers responded to dispatch address and began patrolling for the vehicle. At 3:53 a.m. a Huron OPP officer observed the suspect vehicle pulling into a laneway located on Rattenbury Street West. The driver exited his vehicle and immediately challenged the officer to a fight. The officer was able to calm down the hostile male and upon speaking with the male driver the officer noted the driver had been drinking alcohol and was displaying several signs of impairment.
The driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. He subsequently provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 22-year-old Sean WALDEN from Clinton has been charged with Impaired Driving, Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and Novice Driver – Drive with Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) above zero. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on August 8, 2016. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and the motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
