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Waterloo Regional Police arrested nine drivers for impaired offences on roadways throughout Waterloo Region within nine hours.
In Cambridge, shortly after 7:45 p.m., on March 17, police responded to the area of Hespeler Road and Dunbar Road after receiving a report of a possible impaired driver leaving a dining establishment. Through investigation, police arrested and charged a 53-year-old female from Cambridge with Operation while Impaired and Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration.
In Waterloo, on March 17, at approximately 10:55 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle being operated erratically in the area of University Avenue East near Phillip Street. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver, a 38-year-old Waterloo male, was charged with Refusal to Comply with Demand.
In Kitchener, at around 1 a.m., on March 18, an officer on patrol in the area of Westmount Road West and Chopin Drive, arrested an impaired driver after conducting a traffic stop. Several open containers of alcohol were located in the vehicle. The driver, a 19-year-old male from Kitchener, was charged with Operation while Impaired.
In total, 15 charges for impaired-related offences were laid during the period between 6:30 p.m. on March 17 and 3:30 a.m. on March 18. Charges included Operation while Impaired, Operation while Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration, Refusal to Comply with Demand and Dangerous Operation.
We would like to thank the public for their assistance in these investigations. If you suspect an impaired driver, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
