(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Five individuals are facing charges following investigations into separate incidents of impaired driving.

At approximately 11:58 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program at a location on Turkey Point Road in Turkey Point, Norfolk County. During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety.

As a result, the driver was taken into custody without incident.

Charged with the following alleged offence is 44-year-old Vincent FENTON of Ridgeway, Ontario:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

At approximately 1:40 a.m. on Sunday, June 16, 2024, officers from the Norfolk County OPP Detachment were conducting a RIDE program at a location on Norfolk Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County. During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety.

As a result, the driver was taken into custody without incident.

Charged with the following alleged offence is 36-year-old Steven EDWARDS of Norfolk County:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is schedule to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

At approximately 4:53 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, an officer from the Norfolk County OPP Detachment conducted a vehicle stop and investigation at a location on Norfolk Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County.

Following an assessment of the driver’s sobriety at the roadside, they were taken into custody without incident.

Charged with the following alleged offences is 37-year-old Jayce THOMAS of Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Novice driver – B.A.C. above zero,
Drive motor vehicle – no licence,
Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor,
Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

At approximately 8:53 p.m. on Friday, June 21, 2024, the Norfolk County OPP Detachment investigated a two-vehicle collision on Main Street in Port Dover, Norfolk County.

It was determined that one of the vehicles involved had fled the scene. No injuries were reported.

Responding officers located the vehicle in question on St. Andrew Street in Port Dover, Norfolk County. After assessing the driver’s sobriety at the roadside, they were taken into custody without incident.

Charged with the following alleged offences is 26-year-old Darian DREWERY of Kitchener, Ontario:

Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs,
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Drive motor vehicle – no licence.
The accused is schedule to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

At approximately 2:42 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, 2024, officers from the Norfolk County OPP Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suspected impaired driver on Cockshutt Road in Townsend, Norfolk County.

Responding officers located the vehicle in question at a location on Cockshutt Road in Townsend, Norfolk County. After assessing the driver’s sobriety at the roadside, they were taken into custody without incident.

Charged with the following alleged offences is 55-year-old Lawrence HOOTON of Thorold, Ontario:

Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs,
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

If you observe a driver you suspect may be impaired, contact the OPP or the nearest police authority by dialing 9-1-1.

Previous

Next

© 2017 OSFP. All Parties are to be presumed innocent. Note: We archive all police press releases and make them available to the public. If you were listed in press release in error, please contact the police detachment that issued the PR and request a correction. Press releases will not be deleted from our archive. If your charges were dropped, it does not change the historical fact that a PR was issued.