(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) - On Wednesday June 6, 2018 at approximately 12:30 a.m. a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Street West, Guelph. The officer stopped the driver of a black SUV who was driving erratically.
While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A Roadside Screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
49-year-old Giuseppe G. VETTORETTO of Guelph has been charged with Driving with Over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 6, 2018.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.