Freddy Shorts – Drunk Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Wed Apr 23 06:24:27 MST 2025

(Kingston, ON) – An officer from Frontenac OPP was patrolling for speed enforcement and holiday / long weekend traffic initiatives when a vehicle traveling at an excessive speed was stopped. After the vehicle stopped it was determined that the driver was impaired.

On April 18, 2025, just after 11:30 pm an officer observed a vehicle traveling north on highway 15 at an excessive speed of 157 kms/h in a posted 80 kms/h zone. Once the vehicle was stopped, the use of an alcohol screening device (ASD) showed that the driver was impaired.

The driver was arrested and taken to detachment for further breath testing.

Freddy Shorts, a 47-year-old from South Frontenac Township was charged with:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
Drive motor vehicle – perform stunt – excessive speed (HTA)
The driver was released from custody and is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston, on May 13, 2025. They also had their drivers license suspended for 90 days and vehicle impounded for a period of 7 days.

As a result of the stunt drive for excessive speed, the drivers license was suspended for 30 days and the vehicle additionally impounded for 14 days.

The OPP would like to remind people that Impaired Driving is a serious threat to public safety. Highway safety is a team sport, do your part and plan a safe ride home.