(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – On February 5, 2011 a Huron OPP officer was conducting radar patrols on Base Line when a speeding vehicle entered the radar. The vehicle was stopped by the officer and upon speaking to the driver, the officer not only detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver, he also observed a bottle of liquor on the floor behind the passenger seat. The officer formed the necessary grounds to read the demand for the driver to provide a roadside sample of his breath. The driver eventually complied and failed his test.
The driver was arrested and taken to the Huron OPP Detachment where he met with a qualified Intoxilizer Technician to provide two more samples of his breath. The readings confirmed that the driver had a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit of 80 milligrams.
As a result of the stop, Roger ARCHAMBAULT (66) of Goderich has been charged with one count of Drive With Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He will answer to his charge in the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on March 21, 2011. The vehicle he was operating was towed and impounded for a period of 7 days as per statute.