(TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH, ON) - On December 30, 2017 at approximately 12:00 a.m. OPP officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Brock Road near Cockburn Street, Township of Puslinch. A male operating a 2015 Volkswagen entered the R.I.D.E program.
While speaking with the driver, officers detected signs of alcohol consumption and impairment. A Roadside Screening Test was conducted which resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested and transported to a local detachment for further testing.
29-year-old Alexander VEALE of Kitchener has been charged with Drive with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on February 2, 2018 to answer to the charges. A 90-day Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute.