(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a 19 year old male with Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. Just before 6:00 a.m. on May 19, 2014 Huron County OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Bayfield Road near Orchard Line. Investigation revealed the driver of a Honda Civic was travelling eastbound when the driver lost control of his car and rolled it.
Huron County EMS and Huron County OPP arrived on scene and discovered the heavily damaged Honda Civic on the roadway. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was found walking nearby his vehicle. Upon speaking with the driver it was noted the driver had consumed alcohol and was displaying signs that he was impaired by alcohol. Officers arrested the driver for impaired driving and he was immediately transported to hospital to receive treatment for the minor injuries he sustained in the collision.
While at the hospital he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both tests were over the legal limit.
As a result, Samuel BARLOW, 19, from Goderich, has been charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich on June 30, 2014. He received an automatic 90 day driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days.