Drinking and driving
PUSLINCH – On Jan. 27 at about 3:30pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to the report of a transport truck in a ditch on Wellington Road 34.
“There were no reported injuries,” police stated.
A 44-year-old Oshawa man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs and driving with more than 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in his system. He is to appear in Guelph court on March 13.
FERGUS – On Jan. 29 at about 5:15pm, Wellington County OPP officers were monitoring traffic on St. David Street North.
Police say officers “initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle, after suspecting the driver to be impaired.”
A 46-year-old Fergus man was charged with driving over 80mg and is to appear in Guelph court on March 13.
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On Jan. 30 at about 8:45am, emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 6 and Wellington Road 22, outside of Fergus.
“No injuries were sustained as a result of this collision,” Wellington County OPP officials stated in a press release.
A 37-year-old Oakville man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, driving over 80mg and dangerous driving. He is to appear in Guelph court at a later date.
In the above incidents the driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for seven days.
