23 Year Old From Exeter Facing Impaired Care & Control Charge

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A 23-year-old from Exeter is facing an Over 80 charge following a traffic stop that took place last Friday night.

Shortly before 8:00 p.m. on December 9, 2016 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information about an open alcohol offence taking place on Main Street South in Exeter. Officers responded to the area and located the suspect vehicle, a Chevrolet Impala parked at a convenience store parking lot. Upon approaching the vehicle the investigating officer observed an open container of alcohol inside the vehicle. Also, while speaking with the driver the officer noted the driver had been consuming some alcohol.

As a result, the driver provided a roadside sample of his breath into a roadside screening device and he registered a Fail. He was placed under arrest and was transported to the Exeter OPP Detachment for breath tests. He subsequently provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both of these samples registered over the legal limit.

As a result, 23-year-old Alex HERN from Exeter has been charged with Care & Control of a Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for January 26, 2017 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Exeter. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded.

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