(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On May 6, 2014, just after midnight, Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a complaint of a Ford SUV driving erratically on Highway 401 westbound near Bloomfield Road.
Chatham-Kent OPP officers located and stopped the vehicle. While officers were speaking with the driver, 30 year old Christopher DUNN, from St. Joachim, it was determined that he had been consuming alcoholic beverages.
Subsequent tests indicated that the driver was over the legal limit and he will appear in a Chatham court on May 30, 2014, to answer to the following charges:
Driving While Ability Impaired, under the Criminal Code of Canada
Driving With More Than 80 mgs of Alcohol in Blood, under the Criminal Code of Canada
Driving Motor Vehicle With Open Container Of Liquor, contrary to the Liquor Licence Act
Chatham-Kent OPP would like to remind drivers that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving. If you consume alcoholic beverages, plan for a safe ride home by using a designated driver, a taxi or public transit to ensure that you and others sharing the road arrive safely.