R.I.D.E. CHECK LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
(WHITE RIVER, ON)
- On November 13, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere
(RIDE) spot check on Elgin Street in White River.
Officers were conducting mandatory alcohol screening (MAS) on all vehicles
passing through the checkpoint. At approximately 10:20 p.m., an individual
operating an SUV registered a "Fail" on an Approved Screening Device
(ASD). The driver was arrested and brought to the Wawa OPP Detachment for
further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Jill LINKLATER, 39 years-of-age, from White
River, was charged with the following:
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol
concentration (80 plus), contrary to section 320.14(1)(b) of the Criminal
Code (CC).
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension
(ADLS) and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the
Ontario Court of Justice on December 7, 2020, in Wawa.