TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On November 23, 2014, just before 4:30 a.m., a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped a Honda Civic on Bloomfield Road at Highway 401 eastbound, for a traffic violation.

While the officer was speaking with the driver, 25 year old Richard O’HAGAN, from Blenheim, it was determined that he had been consuming alcoholic beverages. Further OPP traffic investigation also revealed that the vehicle was uninsured, and had plates attached that were not authorized for the vehicle.

Subsequent tests indicated that the driver was over the legal limit and he will appear in a Chatham court on December 19, 2014, to answer to the charges of Driving With More than 80 mgs. of Alcohol In Blood, Driving While Ability Impaired and Drive No Licence.

The passenger, 30 year old Evelyn BRYANT, from Blenheim, was charged with Cause Motor Vehicle To Operate Without Insurance and Use Plate Not Authorized For Vehicle.

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