NEWS RELEASE WELLINGTON COUNTY OPP
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Listowel resident criminally, stemming from a public driving complaint.
On October 26, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting proactive traffic enforcement when a traffic complaint came in, informing officers of a motor vehicle displaying signs of impaired driving. Officers quickly attended to the area, located the motor vehicle in question, and performed a traffic stop on St David Street within Fergus.
As a result of the investigation a 35-year-old of Listowel is charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Operation while prohibited under the criminal code
- Driving while under suspension
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) and a 45-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Guelph on November 28, 2025.
