4 More Drinking Drivers Busted

(COLLINGWOOD AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ON) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged 4 motorists in the last few days with drinking and driving offences on area roads.

The first incident took place shortly before 2:00am on January 27 2017 when officers along with paramedics and firefighters were called to a crash involving a mini-van that had collided with a light post at the intersection of Sixth Street and High Street in the Town of Collingwood. The lone male driver, who had to be extricated from the vehicle, was later transported to a local hospital with minor injuries and police investigation revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol. During his arrest, officers also located cannabis marihuana on his person.

Charged is a 17 year-old male from Collingwood, he is facing charges of Driving a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired by Alcohol, Driving with More Than 80 Milligrams of Alcohol in Blood and Possession of Cannabis Marihuana Under 30 Grams. He is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on March 2 2017 and cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA).

The second incident took place on the same morning, at approximately 2:20am, where officers received information of a crash involving a single motor vehicle into a tree on Sunset Boulevard in The Blue Mountains. Officers on scene subsequently located the driver at a nearby residence where it was found that he was under the influence of alcohol. The male driver was later transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries and later charged accordingly.

Charged is 39 year-old Richard RIVAIT of Kitchener, he is facing criminal charges of Driving a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired by Alcohol, Fail or Refuse to Provide Blood Sample as well as Highway Traffic Act offences of Fail to Remain and Fail to Report Accident. He is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on February 16 2017.

The third incident took place on January 28 2017 shortly after 2:30pm when officers were called to another collision, this one involving two vehicles on Balsam Street in the Town of Collingwood. Investigation found that one of the involved drivers was under the influence of alcohol where a roadside breath test was administered which resulted in a ‘fail’ reading and led to his arrest and transport to detachment for processing.

Charged is 46 year-old Charles CAMERON of Toronto, he is facing a charge of Driving a Motor Vehicle with More Than 80 Milligrams of Alcohol in Blood and is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on February 21 2017.

And the fourth such incident took place on January 28 2017 at 8:45pm, when officers received a call about a car that had gone off the roadway on Highway 26 near the Tenth Line in The Blue Mountains. Interactions with the driver found that he was under the influence of alcohol which led to a roadside breath test with a ‘fail’ reading. He was arrested and transported to detachment for processing.

Charged is 31 year-old Cass James SALVADOR-WOOTTEN of Barrie, he is facing charges of Driving a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired by Alcohol and Driving with More Than 80 Milligrams of Alcohol in Blood. He is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on February 16 2017.

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