NEWS RELEASES
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On June 23, 2017 at approximately 4:40 p.m. members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting marine patrol on Belwood Lake, Township of Centre Wellington.
While patrolling westbound in the middle of the lake, police observed two personal watercrafts traveling at a high rate of speed from over 300 metres away. The vessels approached the police boat head on and appeared to be approximately two - three metres apart from each other. Police started to wave frantically to get the attention of the operators believing there would be a collision. One vessel veered to the left narrowly avoiding a collision and continued. The other vessel veered to the right approximately two metres in front of the police while revving his engine. This resulted in one of the officers being showered with water inside the police vessel.
Police immediately directed the operators to stop their personal watercrafts. Upon interaction with the operators, police formed the opinion that they had consumed alcohol. Both operators were pulled to the closest dock where a roadside screening test was conducted. In both cases they resulted in a fail.
The operators were arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Twenty-year-old Danish Mukhtar of Mississauga has been charged with operate vessel with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code, and dangerous operation of a vessel.
Twenty-year-old Muhammed Wasey of Brampton has also been charged with operate vessel with more than 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code, and dangerous operation of a vessel.
A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) was initiated as per statute. Both are to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 28, 2017 to answer to the charges.
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TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON - On June 24, 2017 at approximately 2:30 a.m. a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was making patrols on Highway 6 near Sixth Line, Township of Centre Wellington.
The officer observed a white Pontiac Montana travelling southbound on Highway 6 at a high rate of speed. The officer stopped the motor vehicle and spoke with the driver. While speaking with the driver, the officer formed grounds to believe that the driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to a local operation centre for testing.
Twenty-three-year-old Jordan Ellis of Guelph has been charged with refuse to provide sample and impaired driving contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 25, 2017 to answer to the charges.
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