(BLUEWATER, ON) – A 54-year-old driver from Bluewater is facing charges for Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams following a traffic stop on July 11, 2015. At approximately 7:40 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call concerning the driver of a Volkswagen Cabriolet that nearly struck a cyclist on Cameron Street in Bayfield. Officers began patrolling for the possible impaired driver and a little while later a Huron OPP officer located the suspect vehicle on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway near Short Hill Road. As the officer was following the suspect vehicle the vehicle crossed over into the oncoming lane of travel. At this point the officer initiated a traffic stop and safely stopped the vehicle.
While speaking with the driver the officer detected the odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath and he also observed several signs of impairment. The driver was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and was transported to the Huron OPP detachment for breath tests. He provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 54-year-old Robert EYNON from Bayfield has been charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on August 24, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.