ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On March 17, 2021 at approximately 10:45 p.m. members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint involving a passenger vehicle driving erratically on Gordon Street near St. David Street North in Fergus.
Police located the vehicle and while speaking with the driver, officers formed the opinion that the driver was impaired by the consumption of alcohol. When the driver was placed under arrest, it was reported that they became combative and assaulted a police officer.
The driver was transported to a local OPP operations centre where they failed to comply with the breath demand and refuse to provide a suitable breath sample.
Tanner Quintin Page, 26-years-old of Fergus has been charged with;
- Impaired operation - drug or alcohol
- Refusal to comply with demand
- Resist peace officer
- Assault a peace officer
A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Guelph on April 23, 2021 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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