(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On August 29, 2020 at 7:52 a.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were observing traffic on Highway 6, South Bruce Peninsula in front of Grey Bruce OPP detachment in Wiarton. A (grey) pick-up truck was observed speeding north on Highway 6.
OPP stopped the vehicle and observed the driver with signs of impairment by alcohol. A breath sample from the driver, into an approved roadside screening device, registered a fail. The driver was arrested and transported to Grey Bruce OPP detachment in Wiarton where further breath samples were collected by a Qualified Breath Technician. The results of the test were over the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
Grey Bruce OPP have charged Stephen WAGLER, 28 years old from West Grey, with the following charges:
Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CC)
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), section 320.14(1)(b) CC
Speeding 1 – 49 Km/h over posted limit, section 128, Highway Traffic Act
The accused was released on an Undertaking and is required to attend Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on November 5, 2020.
Anyone with information that can assist Grey Bruce OPP with this investigation, call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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