Triple Drunk Teeswater Man Arrested After Being Followed By Convoy Of Good Samaritans And Near Misses With Students

A 58 year old Teeswater-area man was arrested Friday afternoon after police received several complaints of a pick-up truck being driven erratically.

Shortly after 3:15 PM, the Owen Sound Police received a 911 call from a motorist who was following the truck. The occupants of a second vehicle had also been alarmed at the way the truck was being driven and they also followed the truck through the west side of the city. The truck proceeded through two separate school zones that were letting students out for the day. The truck was observed to be driving into snow banks and narrowly missing students and oncoming vehicles.

The 911 caller kept dispatch updated as to the location of the truck, which eventually parked at a residence in the southwest area of the city.

The man was located by police outside the residence. He was found to be under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested and brought to the Owen Sound Police station for breath tests, where he registered three times the legal limit.

The man has been released on a promise to appear on charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operating a motor vehicle with excess blood alcohol. He will appear in court on February 23 rd to face the charges.

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