(HALIBURTON, ON) – Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haliburton Highlands Detachment were busy this past May long weekend with a number of traffic related occurrences and RIDE checks. In addition, officers responded to approximately 68 calls for service ranging from numerous noise and animal complaints to family disputes and domestic occurrences.
On May 17, 2014 at 8:10 am OPP stopped a 2013 Ford Pickup truck for erratic driving on Highway 35 near Miners Bay in the Township of Minden Hills. The driver had been drinking and as a result, Brandon SMITH age 37 from Whitby Ontario was charged with:
Driving with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol
His drivers licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for 7 Days
On May 17, 2014 at 3:10 pm OPP stopped a 2014 Hyundai Genesis on Highway 118 near One Mile Drive in the Township of Minden Hills. The vehicle was traveling at 160 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. The driver, Dongkeon YOON age 33 from Vaughan Ontario was charged with:
Stunting/Race Motor Vehicle
Drive with Expired Validation
His drivers licence was suspended for 7 days and the vehicle was impounded for 7 Days
On May 17, 2014 at 4:10 pm OPP stopped a 2000 Ford Ranger pickup on Highway 35 south of Miners Bay in the Township of Minden Hills. The vehicle was traveling at 131 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. The driver, Andrew DE SOUSA age 21 from Toronto Ontario was charged with:
Stunting/Race Motor Vehicle
Fail to Produce Licence
His drivers licence was suspended for 7 days and the vehicle was impounded for 7 Days
On May 17, 2014 at 7:40 pm OPP stopped a 2005 Cadillac CTS on Highway 35 near Starlight Road in the Township of Minden Hills. The vehicle was traveling at 144 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. The driver, Chase COLLINS age 19 from Richmond Hill Ontario was charged with:
Stunting/Race Motor Vehicle
His drivers licence was suspended for 7 days and the vehicle was impounded for 7 Days
On May 17, 2014 at 8:30 pm OPP stopped a 2014 Hyundai Tucson for investigation on Boundary Road near County Road 121 in the Township of Minden Hills. The driver had been drinking and as a result, Amanda DOUGLAS age 28 from Haliburton Ontario was charged with:
Driving with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol
Possession of a Controlled Substance – Marihuana
Her drivers licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for 7 Days
On May 17, 2014 at 11:30 PM OPP responded to a disturbance at a cottage near Eagle Lake in the township of Algonquin Highlands. An intoxicated male party was arrested and transported to the detachment. Jordan DALLARD age 28 from Peterborough Ontario is charged with:
Fail to Comply with Probation Order
On May 18, 2014 OPP officers responded to an ATV collision on Journeys End Trail in the Municipality of Highlands East. A 12 year old male was operating a 75cc ATV when the front wheel assembly malfunctioned and caused the ATV to enter the ditch. The driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
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