(SELWYN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 complaint about a possible impaired driver on Selwyn Road shortly before 3:30pm yesterday afternoon.
The 44 year old male operator of a vehicle from Selwyn, ON was located in Bridgenorth; he was arrested and charged with:
Care and control of a vehicle while impaired
Care and control of a vehicle with more than 80mg of alcohol in his blood
The Peterborough County OPP would like to commend the complainant who called 911 to report this very dangerous situation. It is alleged that the driver’s blood alcohol concentration of the driver was almost four times the legal limit allowed in Ontario. Responding officers believe that a tragic outcome was certainly avoided thanks to the public support in this occurrence.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough, ON March 30, 2017.
Ontario Provincial Police is committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities.
Peterborough County OPP values your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please visit Crime Stoppers at: www.stopcrimehere.ca or call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)