(PARRY SOUND, ON) - On July 15, 2018 shortly after 2:30 a.m., a member of the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol and observed a vehicle weaving on the roadway crossing the yellow line on Joseph Street in Parry Sound, Ontario. Police stopped the vehicle and the officer spoke to the driver determining that she had consumed alcohol.
As a result of the investigation Sarah-Lyn EMERSON, a 24-year old female from Parry Sound, Ontario was arrested and charged with:
Drive motor vehicle - over 80 mgs. of blood alcohol, contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code, and
Drive motor vehicle while ability impaired - alcohol, contrary to section 253(1)(a) the CC,
The driver was released on a Promise to Appear and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Parry Sound, Ontario on August 2, 2018.
The OPP reminds motorists that there is no safe amount of drug or alcohol consumption when driving. Anyone who suspects a driver that is driving while impaired is urged to call police by dialing 9-1-1 immediately.