Greater Sudbury Police Service officers charged drivers in four different incidents related to impaired driving overnight and in to the early hours of the morning on Dec. 2.
Officers initiating a RIDE check on Barry Downe Road at Maley Drive checked the driver of a motor vehicle entering the spot check. While speaking with the driver, officers detected an odour of alcohol coming from the individual’s breath.
The officer administered a road side screening test that registered a fail. Additional tests were undertaken and a 43-year old male from Greater Sudbury was charged with Over 80 mgs of Alcohol.
An officer on patrol observed a motor vehicle traveling approximately 40 km/h over the speed limit on the Kingsway. The officer conducted a traffic stop and while speaking with the driver, noticed obvious signs of impairment.
The officer administered a road side screening test that registered a fail. Additional tests were undertaken and a 34-year-old man from Toronto was charged with Driving While Impaired, Over 80 mgs of Alcohol and Speeding.
Officers were dispatched to the area of a downtown drinking establishment where they met with Emergency Medical Services who were attending a call regarding an individual who was asleep behind the wheel of a motor vehicle.
The driver was found passed out with the keys in the ignition; however, the vehicle was not running.
The driver was taken to police headquarters where he registered a fail on the Intoxilyzer test. A 42-year-old man from Azilda was charged with Care or Control of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired.
An officer in a marked cruiser travelling on Young Street downtown saw a motor vehicle travelling the wrong way down a one-way street. The Officer initiated a traffic stop by turning on the cruiser lights and following the vehicle.
The vehicle made a turn down Cedar Street, once again in the wrong direction before pulling into a parking lot.
The officer asked the driver for his license and registration and the driver refused. The officer detected an odour of alcohol coming from the driver and administered a roadside screening test that registered a fail.
Upon searching the individual, the officer also located marijuana. Additional breath tests were administered and a 19-year-old man from Azilda was charged with Driving While Impaired, Over 80 mgs of Alcohol, Possession of a Schedule II Substance, Fail to Surrender Permit, Fail to Surrender License and Drive Wrong Way.
