(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – On October 21, 2015 at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) was conducting R.I.D.E. spot checks on Highway 6 near Highway 401, Puslinch Township. Officers investigated a male driver of a 2012 Hyundai and detected the odour of alcohol on his breath. A Roadside Screening Device test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and transported to a local OPP Operation Centre for further testing.
The driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days as per statute.
49-year-old Steven DECKERT of Kitchener has been charged with Over 80 mgs contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on November 24, 2015.