(LAMBTON, ON) – On Sunday October 23rd, 2016, members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program in the area of Oil Springs Line and Marthaville Road, Enniskillen Township.
At just before 3:30 p.m., while conducting the R.I.D.E., members of the Lambton County OPP observed a motor vehicle attempt to evade the program. Officers consequently stopped the vehicle and during the stop detected a strong odour of suspected marijuana emanating from the motor vehicle and further observed several open containers of alcohol within the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle yielded a quantity of suspected marijuana.
As a result of the investigation, both the driver and the passenger were arrested for alcohol and drug related offences. The driver of the motor vehicle was transported to the Lambton OPP Detachment where subsequent breath samples determined that the driver was more than twice the legal limit.
Consequently, the driver of the motor vehicle, 38 year old Craig William MCARTHUR of Sarnia, ON was charged with
Driving While Ability Impaired
Driving with More Than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood
Possession of a Schedule II Substance
Driving Motor Vehicle with Open Container of Liquor
The passenger, 33 year old Steven Patrick LATOUR of Sarnia, ON was charged with
Possession of a Schedule II Substance
Consuming Liquor on other than Licenced Premises, Residence or Private Place
Both accused will appear in the Sarnia Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday December 14th, 2016.
The OPP is reminding drivers that any amount of alcohol or other drugs can impair one’s ability to drive. Impaired driving remains the leading cause of criminal death in Canada.
