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Collision leads to impaired charge

Police responded to a vehicle in the ditch
02MAR17 ELGIN PHOTO
File photo courtesy of OPP

NEWS RELEASE

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE

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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On July 2, 2017 at approximately 11 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle in the ditch on Second Line, Township of Centre Wellington.

While speaking with the female driver, the officer believed her to be under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. She was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.

51-year-old Sheila Stieh of Kitchener has been charged with over 80 contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

Her driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days as per statute. She is to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on Aug. 4, 2017 to answer to the charge.

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