(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment have charged three individuals over the weekend with impaired driving in Haldimand County.
On Friday November 20, 2020 at 9:51 p.m., OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 3 in Cayuga.
During the interaction with the driver, it was determined that the driver had consumed alcohol.
Officers administered an Approved Screening Device test which the driver had failed.
OPP has charged 66-year-old Simeon MARCANO of Jarvis, Haldimand County, ON with:
Driving a motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood
On Saturday November 21, 2020 at 9:22 a.m., OPP responded to Indian Line Road in Hagersville after a passer-by noticed a person behind the wheel of a vehicle that appeared to be asleep.
When officers spoke with the driver, signs of impairment were detected.
A Drug Recognition Evaluator administered tests and investigation determined the driver was impaired by drug.
A search of the vehicle also located a quantity of illicit drugs.
OPP has charged 33-year-old Jordan HERTEL of Hagersville, Haldimand County, ON with:
Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
Possession of a Schedule I Substance
On Sunday November 22, 2020 at 4:44 p.m., OPP responded to Haldimand Road 50 in Dunnville for a vehicle that had collided into the ditch.
Haldimand County paramedics attended and confirmed the driver was not injured.
While speaking with the driver, signs of impairment were detected.
A Drug Recognition Evaluator administered tests and investigation determined the driver was impaired by drug.
OPP has charged 37-year-old John HUIGEN of Dunnville, Haldimand County, ON with:
Impaired operation of a motor vehicle
All of the accused individuals had their drivers licences suspended for a minimum of 90 days and vehicles were impounded.
They are all to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.