Drinking and driving
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On June 2 at about 10:15pm, Wellington County OPP officers were monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 19.
Police say officers “initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle they suspected was being operated by an impaired driver.”
A 20-year-old from Belwood 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 July 17.
PUSLINCH – On June 5 at about 12:15pm, Wellington County OPP officers were monitoring traffic near Wellington Road 36 and Currie Drive.
Police say officers observed a vehicle that appeared to be travelling above the posted speed limit.
A 34-year-old Cambridge man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, driving over 80mg, speeding and performing a stunt (excessive speed).
He is to appear in Guelph court on July 14.
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – On June 7 at about 3pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to a vehicle that collided with road signs before entering a ditch along Wellington Road 7.
“The vehicle then departed the location. Approximately two hours later, the same vehicle struck two hydro poles and subsequently collided into a field on Wellington Road 7 in Guelph-Eramosa,” stated an OPP press release.
A 67-year-old Fergus man was charged with driving while impaired by alcohol and drugs, driving over 80mg, dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident, possessing unmarked cigarettes and driving with an open container of liquor. He is to appear in Guelph court on July 17.
GUELPH – On June 8 at about 12:30am, Wellington County OPP officers were monitoring traffic on the Hanlon Expressway.
Police say officers observed a vehicle that appeared to be travelling above the posted speed limit.
A 28-year-old Waterloo man was charged with driving over 80mg. He is to appear in Guelph court on July 17.
In the above incidents the driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for seven days.
