NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA - On Oct. 2, 2020 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision involving a possible impaired driver on Wellington Road 51 near Ariss Glen Drive in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa.
It was reported that a vehicle left the road and rolled over onto a driveway of a residence.
Police spoke with the driver and determined that their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. The driver was placed under arrest and transported to a local OPP Operation Centre for further testing.
Jean-Pierre Correia Marin, 39 years old of Saugeen First Nation, has been charged with:
• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drug
• Operation while impaired - 80 plus
• Driving with cannabis readily available
• Novice driver - blood alcohol concentration above zero
• Class G1 licence holder - unaccompanied by licensed driver
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 Oct. 30, 2020 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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