A Kitchener man faces an impaired driving charge after he was stopped at a RIDE check in Guelph Saturday evening, Gueph police report.
Approximately 9:15 p.m. officers were conducting a spot check on Woodlawn Road East near Woolwich Street. An officer spoke to a driver and detected a strong odour of alcoholic beverage. After failing the roadside test the male was transported to the police station, where further testing confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
A 44-year-old Kitchener man is charged with impaired driving. His licence was automatically suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Approximately 1,500 vehicles were checked during weekend RIDE programs. Six drivers were handed three-day suspensions after breath tests registered in the ‘warn’ range, while two other tickets were issued under the Highway Traffic Act for equipment infractions.
