NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH - On Nov. 12, 2020 at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Gore Road at Townline Road in Puslinch Township.
Police spoke with a driver of a vehicle that entered the RIDE program. An odour of alcohol was detected 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.
Tyler Black, 33 years old of Brantford, 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 (ADLS) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on Dec. 8, 2020 to answer to the charge.
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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