Three individuals are facing impaired driving-related charges after separate investigations by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Norfolk County.
The first incident occurred at approximately on Sunday, April 20th, during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Angling Road in Townsend.
Officers stopped a vehicle and evaluated the driver’s sobriety.
As a result, a 62-year-old Brantford man was arrested without incident and charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs, and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The second incident took place around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 27th, when Norfolk County OPP responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Charlotteville East Quarter Line Road.
The SUV had veered off the road and landed in a ditch.
No injuries were reported.
Upon investigation, officers arrested the driver, a 55-year-old Norfolk County man, without incident.
He faces charges of operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs, and possession of a Schedule I substance – cocaine.
A third arrest was made on Tuesday, April 29th, after police received a 9-1-1 call at approximately in the afternoon about a suspected impaired driver on Park Road in Simcoe.
Officers located the vehicle and took the driver into custody.
A 32-year-old Norfolk County man is charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
Police remind residents that if they suspect an impaired driver, they should call 9-1-1 immediately.
Impaired driving remains a serious public safety issue with potentially fatal consequences.