(CALEDON, ON) – Section 48(1) of the Highway Traffic Act states that “a police officer, readily identifiable as such, may require the driver of a motor vehicle to stop for the purpose of determining whether or not there is evidence to justify making a demand under section 254 of the Criminal Code (Canada).†Section 254 of the Criminal Code refers to breath and blood samples with regards to the testing for the presence of alcohol and/or drugs.
On Sunday, April 3, 2016 at approximately 12:39 am, an officer from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol in the Village of Bolton when she observed a blue Toyota Scion travelling along Highway 50. Due to the manner in which the vehicle was being operated, the officer conducted a traffic stop in order to check on sobriety of the driver.
During the stop, the officer detected an odour of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver’s breath. Following, the officer made an Approved Screening Device (ASD) Demand to the driver, who as a result registered a FAIL on the ASD and was subsequently arrested.
Donald BUTTERWICK, 58, of Bolton was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle with Over 80 mg of Alcohol in 100 ml of blood. The 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) program was initiated and his motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to make his first appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on April 14, 2016.