(THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ONTARIO) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a male motorist with several offences as a result of a vehicle stop early Friday morning.
On the 17th of May 2014 shortly before 3:00am, officers stopped a vehicle for speeding on Grey Road 19 near Martin Grove. Interactions with the driver found that he was under the influence of alcohol and was subjected to a roadside breath test which he failed. As such he was arrested and transported to Collingwood detachment for processing.
Charged is 48 year-old Michael ELLINGER of The Blue Mountains. He is facing a criminal charge of driving with more than 80mg of alcohol in blood as well as highway traffic act charges of speeding over 50 km/h over the posted speed limit, race a motor vehicle, fail to use lower beam-oncoming, fail to notify change of address-license and a liquor license act charge of driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor.
He is to appear in Owen Sound court on the 5th of June 2014.