NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 10, 2020, at approximately 10 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Paisley Road at Woolwich-Guelph Townline in Guelph-Eramosa Township.
Police pulled over a vehicle after it failed to stop at the checkpoint. Police spoke with the driver and detected an odour of alcohol on their breath. A Roadside Screening Device test was conducted which resulted in a fail. The driver was transported to a local OPP Operation Centre for further testing.
Nizam Khan, 44-years-old of Kitchener has been charged with impaired operation - 80 Plus (mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood) contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on Jan. 5, 2021 to answer to the charges.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.
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