Howard GARDINER – Drunk Driving, No Licence, No Insurance

(GODERICH, ON) – A 68 year old from Goderich is facing several charges including an Over 80 charge after he was stopped by police on April 16, 2015. At approximately 3:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information about a possible impaired driver that was about to leave a residence on Regent Street in Goderich. Officers arrived in the area and within a few minutes they observed the suspect vehicle, a Dodge Caravan travelling west on Regent Street. The investigating officer also noticed the validation sticker on the rear licence plate had expired.

A traffic stop was initiated and while speaking with the driver the officer noted the driver had been consuming alcohol. A roadside screening test was performed and the driver registered a fail. He was immediately placed under arrest for Drive Motor Vehicle Over 80 Milligrams and was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both of his samples registered over the legal limit.

Officers also determined through the course of their investigation that the vehicle was not insured and further they learned the driver held an expired driver’s licence.

As a result, 68 year old Howard GARDINER from Goderich has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Drive Motor Vehicle – No Licence, Operate a Motor Vehicle Without Insurance & Drive Motor Vehicle No Validation on Plate. He has a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on May 4, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.

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