(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at approximately 12:12 p.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a male, possibly impaired, operating a dirt bike around the village of Eugenia, in the Municipality of Grey Highlands.
A member of the OPP Highway Safety Division Mount Forest Traffic Management Unit attended the area and observed the suspect operating a Ford garden tractor on his property in Eugenia. Investigation revealed the suspect’s ability to operate any motor vehicle was prohibited due to a life time driving prohibition for an impaired driving conviction. The suspect was warned not to operate any motorized vehicle, anywhere, as a result of his prohibition.
Despite the officer’s warning, the accused drove the lawn tractor onto the roadway and proceeded west bound on Canrobert Street. He was subsequently arrested. A road side breath test was conducted and, although alcohol was a factor, he was not impaired.
Bradley Charles WEATHERALL, 45, of Grey Highlands, is charged with Drive While Disqualified under the Criminal Code, and two counts of Drive While Under Suspension under the Highway Traffic Act. The lawn tractor was impounded for 45 days.
He is scheduled to appear in court in Owen Sound on Thursday, May 29, 2014.