(Hawkesbury, ON) – In the early morning of May 22nd, at approximately 1:15 am, Hawkesbury OPP Constable Marc Lauzon intercepted a 2009 Volkswagen Golf for a burnt tail light at Tupper Street.
The traffic stop gave the officer reason to believe that the driver had consumed alcohol and that his blood alcohol concentration was above the permitted limit. The driver was consequently arrested for driving while having blood alcohol content above 80 mgs per 100ml of blood.
The driver Sébastien CHÉNIER (19 yrs) of Alfred, ON was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada with section 253(1)(b) Driving with More than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood.
Being a novice driver he was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with section 44.1(3) Novice Driver – Blood Alcohol Content above zero.
He is to appear in court on June 11th in L’Orignal.