(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin Detachment arrested an impaired driver at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint.
On February 14, members of the OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on Carlow Road near Bridge Street, Municipality of Central Elgin. At approximately 10:35 a.m., police stopped a passenger vehicle and checked for driver sobriety.
As a result of the investigation, the driver was taken into custody and transported to the Elgin OPP, St. Thomas Detachment, for further testing.
Edward COOPER, a 65-year-old from Port Stanley was charged with the following:
ยท Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus.
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas at a later date.
The OPP remind motorists that no amount of alcohol or drug is acceptable to consume and drive. Report impaired drivers. Should you observe a suspected impaired driver, please dial 911 or contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.