(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On May 23rd, 2021 at 9:56 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle that was travelling over 170 kilometres per hour (km/hr) in a posted 80 km/hr zone on Highway 10, south of Chatsworth in the Township of Chatsworth.
The involved vehicle stopped over a crest of a hill but then backed up and collided with a police cruiser. There were no injuries. The driver was arrested for impaired driving by drug and transported to a police station for assessment by a Drug Recognition Expert.
As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Giovannina MUCCI, 22 years-of-age, from Rear Leeds-Lansdowne Township with the following offences:
- Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, section 320.13(1) CCC
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand, section 320.15(1) CCC
- Two counts of assault a peace officer, section 270(1)(a) CCC
- Assault a peace officer with a weapon, section 270.01(1)(a) CCC
The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on July 08, 2021.