Four DUI’s reported over the weekend in Northumberland
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By: Harry Hodge, Northumberland 89.7 FM News
The Northumberland Detachment of the OPP has charged four motorists with impaired operation in unrelated incidents over the weekend. Notably, three of the four arrests occurred within a 24-hour period
On August 16, at around 12:45 a.m., police received a traffic complaint regarding a pick-up truck unable to maintain its lane travelling on Highway 401 eastbound in the Municipality of Port Hope.
Members from the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) stopped a vehicle matching the description provided and following speaking to the driver, officers entered an impaired operation investigation. As a result, the motorist was arrested and transported to a local detachment for further tests. Gary Brown (48) from Port Hope, received two different counts of operation while impaired.
That evening, shortly after 8:30 p.m., a caller reported a possible impaired driver on Masters Road in the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand.
Officers later located a pickup truck matching the description provided on Taylor Road. The single occupant appeared to be sleeping and following being woken up and interacting with police, an impaired operation investigation began. The driver was taken into custody and transported to a local detachment for further tests. As a result, Shaelene McInnis (58) from Port Hope, received two different counts of operation while impaired. .
That same day, at approximately 11:15 p.m., OPP responded to a report of a driver alleged to be yelling at residents and driving while impaired on Hillside Camp Drive in the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand.
Officers then stopped the vehicle, and the driver exited the vehicle to confront police before they were taken into custody for impaired operation and transported to a local detachment. Avenues of investigation revealed that the motorist was suspended from driving. Patrick Blackburn (40), from the Township of Alnwick/Haldimand, received numerous charges.
On August 18, at around 2:40 a.m., OPP were on patrol on King Street East in the Township of Cramahe, when they observed a passenger vehicle unable to maintain its lane before mounting the sidewalk and back onto the roadway.
The vehicle was subsequently stopped, and the officer observed four children in the rear seat along with an adult passenger in the front. All passengers were not wearing their seatbelts.
Upon speaking to the driver, police entered an impaired operation investigation. The motorist was then taken into custody and transported to a local detachment for further tests. A 28 year old male received numerous charges.
The accused shall not be named to protect the identity of the young persons. The individual is due to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg in September.
