NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Nov. 29, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle driving erratically on Highway 7 near Watson Road in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa.
Police located the vehicle and spoke with the driver and determined that their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol and they were placed under arrest. The driver was transported to a local OPP Operation Centre for further testing.
A 26-year-old Toronto woman has been charged with impaired operation-alcohol or drug, impaired operation - 80 plus (mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood), and operate motor vehicle with open container of liquor.
A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice - Guelph on Jan. 8, 2021.
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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