A West Perth man has been charged with impaired driving with a child as a passenger.
Huron County OPP pulled over a vehicle on October 28 just after 4:30 p.m. after receiving a tip about a suspected impaired driver. When officers located and pulled over the vehicle, the driver admitted to consuming alcohol before getting behind the wheel. There was a child passenger in the vehicle at the time.
After being arrested for impaired operation, the accused provided breathalyzer samples at the Huron County OPP detachment in Clinton. The breath samples provided to police resulted in readings over twice the legal limit.
As a result, the 35-year-old from West Perth was charged with impaired driving and dangerous operation. The vehicle involved was towed and impounded for seven days, and the driver's license of the accused was suspended for 90 days.
The accused was processed and later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich on December 14.
