(GODERICH, ON) – A call to police regarding a possible impaired driver has led to an arrest and charge against a driver from Bruce County. Just before 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2016 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers began patrolling for the suspected impaired driver that was observed travelling southbound on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway in an erratic manner.
A Huron OPP officer located the suspect vehicle, a Chevrolet Impala, exiting out of a gas station parking lot onto Anglesea Street East in Goderich. A traffic stop was initiated and while speaking with the driver police noted the driver had consumed some alcohol. A roadside screening test was completed which resulted in the driver registering a fail. He was placed under arrest for Driving a Motor Vehicle With Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. He later provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both of his samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 22-year-old Tyler SMITH from Lucknow has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 6, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
