(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team arrested an impaired driver at a Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint.
On December 22, 2024, members of the OPP TIME team were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on Caesar Road near Avon Drive, Municipality of Central Elgin. At approximately 11:00 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 by a Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE).
Steven LOVIE, a 53-year-old from Woodstock was charged with the following:
ยท Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
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 on January 21, 2025.
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.