CHAPLEAU RESIDENT CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
(CHAPLEAU, ON)
- On May 29, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East
Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic
complaint on Beech Street in Chapleau.
Officers located the vehicle and stopped it on Birch Street. Officers
demanded that the driver provide a breath sample into an Approved Screening
Device (ASD). The driver complied and registered a "Fail" on the
ASD. The driver was then placed under arrest and transported to the
Chapleau OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Brian ETTER, 70 years-of-age, from Chapleau, was charged with the following:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and
drugs, contrary to section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC), and
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol
concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the CC.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension
(ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the
Ontario Court of Justice on August 17, 2020, in Chapleau.