CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP have charged a local resident yesterday afternoon due to impaired operation of a vehicle.
At around 3 p.m. on Nov. 3, police were notified of a suspicious person inside a vehicle parked in a lot outside a “local business.”
Police said a 49-year-old Fergus resident has been charged with;
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused individual also received a 90-day license suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
They have since been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear before Guelph courts on Dec. 15.
“If you have an urgent traffic complaint or if you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs or alcohol, please call 911 immediately,” police said in their press release, “if you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, you may also call 1-888-310-1122 or www.opp.ca/reportacrime.”
