(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – In the early morning hours of December 18, 2015, the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) checkpoint on the Highway 401, at the Wellington Road on ramp, in the City of London, Ontario.
A white Dodge car entered the checkpoint, and officers determined the 22-year-old male driver had been drinking alcohol.
A roadside screening device was administered, and the driver registered a “fail”. The male was placed under arrest, and transported to a Middlesex County OPP detachment for further breath testing.
As a result of the police investigation, Jake ELSTONE, from Dysart et al, Ontario, has been charged with driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in blood, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused was released from police custody by way of a Promise to Appear (PTA), and is scheduled to answer the charge is a London court on February 2, 2016.