PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP - Police arrested and charged a a 20-year-old Cambridge man with impaired driving after the vehicle he was operating ended up in the ditch on Roszell Road on Monday.
On Sept. 23, at around 1:30 p.m., officers from the Wellington County OPP detachment were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision, where the motor vehicle was reported to have crashed into a nearby ditch on Roszell Road, Puslinch.
As a result of the investigation, the driver was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - blood concentration 80 plus contrary to the Criminal Code
- Novice driver - blood alcohol concentration above zero, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
- Young driver - blood alcohol concentration above zero, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
- Careless Driving, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Guelph, at a later date.
OPP ask that anyone with an urgent traffic complaint or suspicion that someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs or alcohol, to call 911 immediately.
If you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, you may also call 1-888-310-1122 or www.opp.ca/reportacrime. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online at www.csgw.tips. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.
