(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A 61 year old driver from London is facing several charges in relation to a lengthy police chase that occurred on May 17, 2015. Just after 2:30 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a complaint of a possible impaired driver that was initially observed travelling northbound on London Road from Blyth. Officers immediately began to patrol for the suspect vehicle, a silver Hyundai Elantra, when they were informed the driver had turned around and was now heading southbound back into Blyth.
An OPP officer located the suspect vehicle on Gypsy Lane in Blyth and a traffic stop was attempted. The driver failed to pull over and proceeded to head westbound on Blyth Road. The officer chased after the Elantra until a second officer arrived to help stop the suspect vehicle. The two officers attempted a tandem stop on the suspect vehicle just east of Auburn however the driver refused to stop and began to accelerate through the village of Auburn at a high rate of speed. At that point the officers discontinued their chase and waited until other police vehicles were in position.
Within minutes a responding patrol unit observed the suspect vehicle travelling westbound on Blyth Road at a high rate of speed, in excess of 50 km/h over the 90 km/h limit. Officers then observed the suspect vehicle travelling northbound on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway at Point Farms Provincial Park. Officers strategically followed the suspect vehicle northbound on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway until the officers performed a rolling block on the suspect vehicle. The chase came to an end when the suspect vehicle was safely stopped just north of Amberley near Zion Road.
Officers took the male driver into custody and placed him under arrest for Dangerous Driving and Flight While Pursued by Peace Officer. Officers also determined the driver was displaying several signs that he was impaired by alcohol. As a result he was also placed under arrest for Impaired Driving. He was then transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both of his tests were above the legal limit.
As a result, 61 year old David STOLLAR from London has been charged with Impaired Driving, Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Dangerous Driving, Flight While Pursued by Peace Officer and Racing. He has been since released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on June 1, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
