A Guelph man who handed police his debit card when asked for his driver’s licence was arrested early Friday morning for impaired driving, report Guelph police.
Approximately 2 a.m., a Guelph police officer was patrolling on Edinburgh Road South when a vehicle passed the unmarked cruiser at a high rate of speed, then made a left turn without signalling. The officer caught up to the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
When asked for his documents, the driver handed over a TD debit card. The officer noted signs of impairment including slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. The driver registered a fail on a roadside screening device and was arrested. Further testing at the police station confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
A 24-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired operation. His driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
In a second incident, a noon-hour driving complaint Thursday led to impaired driving charges for a Guelph woman.
Approximately 12:40 p.m., police received a call from a resident advising a woman had just left an Eramosa Road business and the caller was concerned she was impaired. Officers attended the owner’s address a few minutes later and observed the vehicle in the driveway. The owner answered the door and confirmed she had just arrived home.
Officers could detect an odour of alcoholic beverage on her breath and she was unsteady on her feet. After failing a roadside breath test, the woman was arrested and taken to the police station where further testing confirmed she had more than they legal limit of alcohol in her system.
A 69-year-old Guelph woman is charged with impaired operation.
