(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On Sunday, November 29, 2015 at approximately 18:01 p.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program during the Festive R.I.D.E. Campaign on Grey Rd. 13 at Concession 8 in the Municipality of Grey Highlands.
A 2010 Chevrolet BLS vehicle travelling southbound on Grey Rd. 13 stopped at the R.I.D.E. check. The driver of the vehicle was issued a roadside breath demand after the officer determined that the driver had been drinking alcohol. The driver refused, despite being given several opportunities and warnings as to the consequences.
57-year old Joseph Ronald GAUVIN of the Township of Southgate was arrested and charged with “Fail or Refuse to Provide Sample of Breath” under the Criminal Code. He is scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound on December 17, 2015.