(HURON EAST, ON) – A 32-year-old from Huron East will be making a trip to court this April following an incident that took place in Seaforth this past weekend. At approximately 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, February 28, 2016 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a white GMC Sierra pickup truck parked at the Seaforth Agriplex located on Duke Street. The officer pulled up to the pickup truck and observed the engine running and a driver occupying the driver’s seat. The officer watched as the driver quickly exited the truck and began to walk away from the pickup.
The officer approached the male and began to question him. Upon speaking with the male the officer noted the driver to have alcohol on his breath. Additionally, the driver displayed several signs that indicated his ability to drive was impaired by alcohol.
He was placed under arrest for Impaired Care & Control and was taken to the Huron OPP Detachment for breath tests. He subsequently provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both readings registered over the legal limit.
As a result, Kristopher MCNICHOL, 32 years of age from Huron East has been charged with Care or Control While Impaired and Care or Control Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on April 4, 2016. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.