(NORTH HURON, ON) Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a North Huron resident with an Impaired driving offence following a traffic stop on January 11, 2025, in the Township of North Huron.
At about 11:50 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, Huron County OPP officers were patrolling in the Village of Blyth when they conducted a traffic stop with a motorized snow vehicle (snowmobile). Police spoke to the lone operator and determined that the driver had consumed alcohol prior to driving the machine.
The driver was subsequently arrested for impaired operation and transported to the Huron OPP detachment in Clinton 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.
Reid BUTTON, 21 years of age from North Huron has been charged with:
Operation while Impaired Over 80.
The involved snowmobile was towed and impounded for seven days, and the accused drivers license was suspended for a period of 90 days.
The accused was later released from custody with a court appearance scheduled at the Ontario Court of Justice Goderich on February 24, 2025.