NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TAY TOWNSHIP - On Friday, April 6, 2018 at 3:49 p.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Communications Centre received a report of a disabled vehicle in the south bound lanes of Highway 400 in the Township of Tay.
Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment on patrol responded to this complaint and located a Dodge pickup truck at the provided location.
The pickup had significant damage to the left side after coming into contact with the guide rail alongside the highway. The officer spoke with the driver and entered into a drinking and driving investigation after the male driver exhibited signs of having consumed alcoholic beverages.
The investigation continued back at Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment resulting in the following.
The male driver Guy Barbeau, 52 years old of Chelmsford has been charged with the following offences in connection to this incident.
- Driving While Ability Impaired- motor vehicle (Alcohol) contrary to section 253(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
- Driving with More than 80 mgs. of Alcohol in Blood contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
- CC 145(5.1) Fail to Comply with Conditions of Undertaking Given by Officer in Charge contrary to section 145(5.1) of the Criminal Code of Canada
His vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded for 7 days and further his driver's license is suspended for 90 Days under the Administrative Driver's License Suspension (ADLS) and he was released on a recognizance to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Midland on April 19, 2018.
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