March 23, 2015
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CALL FROM WITNESS HELPS TAKE IMPAIRED DRIVER OFF THE ROAD
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – A 25-year-old Goderich man is facing several charges after he was stopped by police March 21.
At approximately 1:38 p.m., Huron County OPP officers received a call from a concerned witness who reported seeing a pick-up truck weaving all over the road. Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle, a Dodge Ram pick-up, on Blyth Road near Loyal Line. Officers followed the pick-up as it travelled in an erratic manner northbound on Loyal Line.
A traffic stop was completed and upon speaking with the male driver, it was noted he had been consuming alcohol and was displaying physical signs that he was impaired by alcohol. He was placed under arrest for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and was transported to the Huron detachment for breath tests.
He later provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both samples registered over the legal limit. Further investigation revealed the driver was bound by a driver’s licence condition to have an ignition interlock device installed in his vehicle. The pick-up truck was not equipped with an ignition interlock device. A search of the truck also revealed two open containers of alcohol in the vehicle.
As a result, 25-year-old Johnathan CALDWELL of Goderich has been charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol, Owner Operate Motor Vehicle – No Insurance, Drive Motor Vehicle - Not Equipped with Ignition Interlock Device, Drive Motor Vehicle – No Validation on Plate and Drive Motor Vehicle – Open Container of Liquor.
He has a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich, April 13. He also received an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
MALE FACING SEVEN-DAY SUSPENSION AND DRIVE UNDER SUSPENSION CHARGE
(GODERICH, ON) - The Huron County OPP has charged a 74-year-old Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh man after he was refused service at the LCBO in Goderich.
Just before 5:45 p.m., March 19, Huron OPP officers received a call about a man who had just been refused alcohol sales service at the LCBO located on Huron Road. The man was offered a taxi, but he declined and left the store driving away in his Mazda.
Officers were able to locate and stop the suspect vehicle on Airport Road just north of Goderich. Upon speaking with the male driver, it was determined that he had been drinking alcohol. A roadside breath demand was issued and the driver registered a warn range reading. Upon checking the driver’s licence status, the officer determined the driver was currently suspended. The driver’s licence check also revealed the driver had a previous warn range suspension on file.
As a result, the driver has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle While Under Suspension and has been served with a seven-day driver’s licence suspension. He will have to attend Provincial Offences Act Court in Goderich, April 21, to answer to his charge.
*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*
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