NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On Jan. 8, 2021, at approximately 7:10 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle in the ditch on Beatty Line near Side Road 15 in Centre Wellington Township.
Police located the vehicle and while speaking with the driver, determined that they had consumed alcohol. A Roadside Screen Device test (ASD) was conducted which resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested and transported to a local OPP Operation Centre for further testing.
Tara Bruder, 45 years old of Elora 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 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on January 26, 2021 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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