(HOWICK, ON) – A Gorrie resident has been charged with Impaired Operation – Over 80 following a traffic stop conducted by police last weekend in Gorrie.
At approximately 12:22 a.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2020 a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle on Albert Street South in Gorrie.
Upon speaking with the driver officers noted the driver had been drinking some alcohol. A roadside screening test was completed and the driver registered a fail. He was subsequently arrested for Impaired Operation – Over 80 and was transported to back to detachment for further testing. The driver provided two samples of his breath to the qualified Intoxilizer Technician and both tests were over the legal limit.
Orlando David PEREZ PEREZ 26 years of age from Gorrie has been charged with Impaired Operation – Blood Alcohol Concentration 80 Plus. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for October 26, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.