(BLUEWATER, ON) – On February 20, 2011 at approximately 2:00 am, a Huron OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Bayfield River Road. Upon speaking to the driver, the officer detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath. Although the driver denied consuming alcohol, the officer read a demand for the driver to provide a roadside sample of his breath. The driver complied and subsequently 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 results again confirmed that the driver had a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit of 80 milligrams.
As a result of the traffic stop, Scott ATHOE (52) of Bluewater 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 April 18, 2011. His licence was suspended for a period of 90 days as per statute and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.