Drinking and driving
GUELPH – On March 16 at about 3:50pm, Guelph Police were called to Woodlawn Road West and Dawson Road.
“The caller reported a woman initially passed out in a running vehicle stopped at the side of the road, who then awoke and was slurring her words,” police stated in a press release.
“She was arrested and transported to the police station, where tests revealed she had three times the legal limit of alcohol in her system.”
A 37-year-old Ariss woman was charged with impaired driving. She is to appear in Guelph court on April 28.
FERGUS – On March 16 at about 11pm, Wellington County OPP officers were monitoring traffic in Fergus when they conducted a traffic stop on St. David Street North.
A 49-year-old Guelph woman was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs and driving with more than 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in her system. She is to appear in Guelph court on April 28.
PUSLINCH – On March 17 at about 5:30pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Concession 2 involving a tractor trailer and a hydro pole.
“The driver sustained minor injuries and was assessed by local paramedic services,” police stated in a press release.
A 44-year-old man from Whitchurch-Stouffville was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs and driving over 80mg. He is to appear in Guelph court on April 28.
WELLINGTON NORTH – The intersection of Southgate Sideroad 49 and Highway 89, just outside Mount Forest, was closed for several hours last Friday after a vehicle knocked down a hydro pole and wires.
Emergency crews responded to the scene on March 20 at about 4:15pm.
“On arrival, a hydro pole was found to be struck with hydro wires over the roadway, and the vehicle involved discovered in a nearby ditch,” stated a press release from the Wellington County OPP.
“The driver was able to escape the vehicle and [was treated by paramedics]. No other occupants were inside of the vehicle.”
Three days later police announced the driver, a 23-year-old Grey Highlands man, was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, driving over 80mg and dangerous driving. He is to appear in Guelph court on May 1.
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On March 21 at about 10:30am, Wellington County OPP officers responded to the report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 6.
“On scene, police observed signs of impairment and found cannabis within the vehicle,” police stated in a press release.
A 29-year-old Fergus man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, care or control of a vehicle with cannabis readily available and driving without insurance. He is to appear in Guelph court on April 28.
GUELPH – On March 22 at about 8:15pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hanlon Parkway and College Avenue West.
“There were no reported injuries,” police stated.
A 29-year-old Guelph man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, driving over 80mg, careless driving and driving with liquor readily available. He is to appear in Guelph court on May 1.
In the above incidents the driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for seven days.
