(LUCAN BIDDULPH, ON) – On June 29, 2017, at approximately 1:25 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a citizen report of a possible impaired driver on Richmond Street (Highway 4), in the Town of Lucan.
A member of the public reported that a vehicle was being driven erratically in a commercial parking lot and later on Richmond Street. The witness provided police with the licence plate and description of the vehicle, as well as the area where the vehicle was last observed.
With the information provided by the witness, police were able to locate the vehicle and driver in question.
Officers determined that the 62-year-old male driver of the vehicle had consumed alcohol. He was transported a Middlesex County OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the police investigation, Richard LUTHERS of the Township of Lucan Biddulph, has been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired and Driving with More than 80 mgs. of Alcohol in Blood, pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC).
The accused was released from police custody by way of a Promise to Appear (PTA), and is scheduled to answer the charges in a London court on August 9th, 2017.
The OPP reminds all Ontarians that traffic safety is a shared responsibility. Persons who have information or believe to be following a possible impaired driver are encouraged to call 911 and report the event.
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