(Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh, ON) On September 18, 2009 at approximately 8:30 pm Huron OPP officers were dispatched to Apple Lane in Port Albert in response to a complaint of a fisherman who had been drinking all day and was now asleep in his vehicle. Officers arrived and located a vehicle and male fitting the description provided. The male was asleep in his vehicle. Officers awoke the male and immediately detected a very strong odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from the drivers’ breath. Through discussions with the male in the driver seat, officers formed the opinion that he was impaired by alcohol. The man was arrested for Impaired Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle.
The male was transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he met with a qualified Intoxilizer Technician to provide two samples of his breath. The readings confirmed that the male had a blood alcohol concentration that was well above the legal limit of 80 milligrams.
As a result of the investigation, Miroslaw Wojcik (50) of La Salle has been charged with one count of Impaired Care and Control and one count of Care and Control Over 80 Milligrams. He will be returning to Goderich Court on December 7, 2009 to answer to the charges. His drivers’ licence was suspended for 90 days as per statute.