(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On February 5, 2016 at approximately 3:58 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a 2008 Ford pick-up truck southbound on Highway 9 in the Town of Minto.
Police located the vehicle stopped in the live lane at Queen Street at Union Street. Officers spoke with the driver briefly and detected the odour of alcohol on her breath. A Roadside Screening Device test was conducted which resulted in a fail. She was taken to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Her driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days as per statute.
55-year-old Patricia ANGST of Clifford has been charged with Over 80 Mgs contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. She is to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on March 1, 2016 to answer to the charge.