Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged five drivers, involved in five separate collisions, with impaired operation over the past weekend. No serious injuries were sustained.
The first incident was at approximately 12:33 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2022, where a driver hit a parked vehicle on Ann Street in Bolton. Officers attended, formed grounds that the driver’s abilities were impaired, and made an arrest for impaired operation. The driver was taken to a nearby OPP detachment where breath tests were conducted.
As a result of the investigation, a women, 49, of Bolton was changed with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on July 14, 2022 to answer to the charges.
The next day, on May 7, 2022, at approximately 9:40 p.m., a two-vehicle collision was reported in a parking lot off of Mayfield Road. Officers attended and suspected that one of the drivers’ abilities were impaired. They were asked to provide a sample of their breath into an Approved Roadside Screening Device (ASD). As a result, the driver was placed under arrest for impaired operation and taken to the Caledon OPP Detachment where further breath tests were conducted.
A person, 47, of Brampton was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear at the same court location on July 21, 2022.
In the same evening at approximately 11:10 p.m., another collision was reported on Highway 10 near Forks of the Credit Road. It was a single motor vehicle collision. The vehicle was located on Old School Road. Since officers suspected the driver’s abilities to be impaired, a breath sample into an ASD was demanded. Consequently, the driver was placed under arrest for impaired operation and taken to the Caledon OPP Detachment were further tests were conducted.
As a result of the investigation, a person, 24, of Brampton was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Dangerous operation
• Fail to remain
• Fail to surrender licence
• Fail to surrender insurance card
The accused is also scheduled to appear in court on July 21, 2022.
A few hours later, on May 8, 2022 at approximately 12:25 a.m., the third collision that night was reported. This incident involved a vehicle that drove into the ditch in the area of Mississauga Road and Mayfield Road. Once officers arrived and began their investigation, one driver was arrested for impaired operation and assault. The accused was taken to the Caledon OPP Detachment where breath tests were conducted.
A man, 29, of Mississauga was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Assault causing bodily harm
• Fail to surrender licence
• Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
• Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
The accused is also scheduled to appear in court on July 21, 2022
Lastly, during the same early hours at approximately 2:22 a.m., an additional single motor vehicle collision was reported on a property on Mountainview Road. In this incident, the vehicle rolled over and hit a tree. Injuries were minor in nature. Since officers suspected that the driver’s abilities were impaired, a breath sample was provide into an ASD. As a result, the driver was arrested for impaired operation. Further breath tests were conducted at the hospital where the accused was taken.
As a result, a women, 19, of Caledon was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused is also scheduled to appear in court on July 21, 2022.
In addition to having to attend court, all five involved vehicles were impounded for seven days and the driver’s licences were suspended for a period of 90 days.
Luckily, no one sustained serious injuries as a result of these five preventable collisions. In one incident, the driver was over three times the legal limit.
The OPP remains committed to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. Drivers are reminded that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when driving. If you plan on drinking or consuming drugs, plan to not drive. Instead, arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi or public transit, or come up with another plan that takes impaired driving out of the picture.
If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 9-1-1 to report it.
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