(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A 25 year old driver from Goderich is facing several charges after he was stopped by police on March 21, 2015. At approximately 1:38 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call from a concerned witness that reported seeing a pickup truck weaving all over the road. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle, a Dodge Ram pickup on Blyth Road near Loyal Line. Officers followed the pickup as it travelled in an erratic manner northbound on Loyal Line.
A traffic stop was completed and upon speaking with the male driver it was noted the driver had been consuming alcohol and was displaying physical signs that he was impaired by alcohol. He was placed under arrest for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and was transported to the Huron Detachment for breath tests. He later provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit. Further investigation revealed the driver was bound by a driver’s licence condition to have an ignition interlock device installed in his vehicle. The pickup truck was not equipped with an ignition interlock device. A search of the pickup truck also revealed two open containers of alcohol in the vehicle.
As a result, 25 year old Johnathan CALDWELL from Goderich has been charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Owner Operate Motor Vehicle – No Insurance, Drive Motor Vehicle – Not Equipped with Ignition Interlock Device, Drive Motor Vehicle – No Validation on Plate and Drive Motor Vehicle – Open Container of Liquor. He has a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on April 13, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.