(GODERICH, ON) – A 43-year-old female from Goderich is facing an Over 80 charge following a traffic stop that took place late last night. At 10:37 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information about a possible impaired driver travelling into Huron County. Officers immediately began patrolling for the suspect vehicle, a Chevrolet Cruze. A little while later, at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers spotted the suspect vehicle travelling westbound on Huron Road in the Town of Goderich.
A traffic stop was initiated and the driver pulled over at the intersection of Oxford Street and Huron Road. Upon speaking with the female driver the investigating officer suspected the driver had been drinking some alcohol. As a result the driver had to provide a sample of her breath into a roadside screening device. The test was administered and the driver registered a Fail. She was immediately placed under arrest and transported to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. She provided two samples of her breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both of her samples registered over the legal limit.
43-year-old Tara DEMELO from Goderich has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. She was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for December 5, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. She also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and her vehicle was towed and has been impounded for the week.