Impaired Drivers Arrested
Source: OPP
Date: Tue Dec 3 12:53:08 MST 2024
On November 30, 2024, at approximately 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a call reporting that a vehicle had just jumped a curb in the roundabout at St-Guillaume Road and Burton Road. A second call reported that the same vehicle had just clipped another vehicle and kept driving.
Officers stopped the vehicle shortly after on Highway 417. During the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, and the driver failed. The driver was transported to detachment for testing and failed.
As a result of the investigation, 55-year-old, Sylvain Dault, of Cornwall, Ontario, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) with:
Operation while impaired blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) CC
Operation while impaired alcohol CC
Fail to remain at scene of a collision HTA
Fail to report an accident HTA
The motorist received a 90-day drivers licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days. They are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in LOrignal on January 15, 2024.
Once again, on November 30, 2024, shortly after 11:15 p.m., officers in Clarence Rockland initiated an impaired driving investigation after a motorist failed to stop for a stop sign and struck a tree. During the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, and the driver failed.
The driver was arrested for impaired driving and brought to detachment for further testing. The driver passed subsequent testing, avoiding a Criminal Code operation while impaired charge, but was still within the provincial warning range.
As a result of the investigation, a 59-year-old, from Ottawa, Ontario, had their drivers licence suspended for 3 days and was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:
Careless Driving
Motorist and residents are encouraged to call 911 when they see someone they believe may be driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs.