(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 24-year-old from Clinton has been charged with Impaired Driving and Racing following an early morning traffic stop over the weekend.
Just before 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2017 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a Volkswagen Jetta travelling westbound on Huron Road (Highway 8) at a very high speed. The officer activated his radar unit and was able to measure the speed of the racing car at a speed in excess of 50 km/h over the 80 km/h speed limit.
A traffic stop was initiated and while speaking with the male driver the investigating officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath. Additionally, the driver was observed to be displaying some signs that he was impaired by alcohol. As a result the driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving. He was subsequently transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician; both of his samples registered over the legal limit.
Consequently, Brian LAYTON, 24 years of age from Clinton has been charged with Impaired Driving, Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and Racing. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for July 24, 2017 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.
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