(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 27-year-old driver from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is facing a criminal code charge of “Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams” following a traffic stop that took place last week. Just after 9:00 p.m. on December 8, 2015 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a GMC Savannah van travelling southbound on Base Line at a high rate of speed. The officer took a speed measurement of the vehicle and found the driver to be speeding well in excess of the posted 80 km/h zone.
The driver was stopped and during the interaction with the driver the officer noticed open alcohol inside the vehicle. The officer also had reasons to believe the driver had consumed some alcohol thus a demand for the roadside screening device was made.
The driver complied with the demand and provided a sample of his breath, resulting in a fail. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 27-year-old Brad WARWICK from Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Speeding and Drive Motor Vehicle With Open Container of Liquor. He was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for January 18, 2016 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
