Assistance from public leads to impaired driving charge

(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) - On April 15, 2017 at approximately 7:00 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a possible drunk driver. It was reported that a vehicle was all over the road with irregular speeds. The OPP located and stopped the driver of a white Volkswagen on Tower Street South, Fergus.

While speaking with the driver, officers formed the belief that he was impaired by alcohol. He was arrested and transported to a local OPP Detachment for testing.

59-year-old David STANLEY of Cambridge has been charged with Driving with Over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood as well as Driving while Ability Impaired by Alcohol contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on May 19, 2017. 

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, you can call police at 911 to report it.