Drinking and driving
FERGUS – On June 22 at about 12pm, Wellington County OPP officers pulled over a vehicle on Garafraxa Street West.
A 29-year-old Welland man was charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon, driving with liquor readily available, improper tires, driving without a valid permit, driving with a load not properly secured, improper mudguards, failing to properly wear a seatbelt and driving with more than 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in his system.
He is to appear in Guelph court on Aug. 7.
The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for seven days.