NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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(TOWN OF MINTO - On Nov. 13, 2020 at approximately 10 a.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated the driver of a motor vehicle on Wellington Road 109 near Fifth Line south of Harriston.
Police spoke with the driver and determined that they had alcohol in their body. 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.
Jeffrey Allan Bell, 53 years old of Brockton, has been charged with:
• Impaired operation - alcohol or drug contrary to the Criminal Code
• Impaired operation - 80 plus (mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood) contrary to the Criminal Code
• Drive motor vehicle with open container contrary of Liquor Licence Act
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.
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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