(GODERICH, ON) Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Central Huron resident with Assault and Impaired Driving following an incident in Goderich on August 09, 2024.
Just after 10:00 p.m., Friday, August 09, 2024, Huron County OPP received a report of an assault that had just occurred on Suncoast Drive in the Town of Goderich. The victim of the assault advised police that the male suspect had departed in a vehicle and provided a description of the suspect and vehicle involved. Officers located the suspect vehicle on Huron Road and conducted a traffic stop. Police arrested the driver for assault and determined that they had been drinking alcohol prior to driving. The driver provided a breath sample at the roadside which resulted in a failure.
The accused was re-arrested and transported to the Huron OPP detachment where they provided breath samples before a qualified Intoxilyzer Breath Technician. Breath samples were provided to police which resulted in readings over the legal limit.
Isaac BENNEWIES, 20 years of age from Central Huron has been charged with:
Assault,
Operation while Impaired Over 80.
The accused was additionally charged with an offence found in the Liquor Licence Control Act (LLCA).
The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days, and the accused drivers license was suspended for a period of 90 days.
The accused was released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice Goderich on September 23, 2024.