(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On Saturday June 9, 2018 at approximately 2:00 a.m. a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Tower Street South, Fergus. The officer stopped the driver of a white hatchback for a driving infraction.
While speaking with the female driver, officers formed the opinion that she was under the influence of alcohol. A Roadside Screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. She was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
48-year-old Carrie Lynn PEARCEY of Kitchener has been charged with Driving with Over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 6, 2018.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.