(CALEDON, ON) – On May 4, 2014 shortly before 11:30 pm, a concerned citizen contacted the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report a possible impaired driver on Highway 10. The caller reported that a tractor trailer was travelling erratically, moving between multiple lanes without reason and onto the gravel shoulder of the highway. The citizen further reported that other motorists on Highway 10 had to take evasive action in order to prevent a collision from occurring. Officers attended the area, located the tractor trailer north of Olde Base Line Road and conducted a vehicle stop to check on the driver’s sobriety. Upon speaking with the driver, officers immediately detected a strong odour of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath.
Subsequently, the driver was arrested for Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and he was transported to the Caledon Detachment for further testing.
In conclusion, Amarjit GREWAL, 38, of Brampton was arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Over 80 and Dangerous Driving of a Motor Vehicle.
The Administrative Drivers’ Licence Suspension (ADLS) program was initiated and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to make his first appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on July 10, 2014.
If you suspect that someone is driving or is about to drive impaired, call 9-1-1 and report it. If you see that someone is impaired and intends on driving, do not let them drive.