Petrus VANRENSBURG � Drunk Driving

Source: Area OPP
Date: Wed Oct 30 04:08:55 MST 2024

(HURON EAST, ON) � Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a West Perth resident with an Impaired Driving offence following a single vehicle collision into a ditch in the early morning hours of Sunday October 20th, 2024.

On October 20th, Huron County OPP officers were contacted about a vehicle in the ditch near the intersection of Blyth Road and McNaught Line in the Municipality of Huron East. Officers attended the scene, spoke to the driver, and determined they had been consuming alcohol prior to driving. The driver was subsequently placed under arrest for Impaired Operation and taken into custody. The driver was transported to the Huron OPP detachment in Clinton for further breath tests with an OPP qualified breath technician. The accused� breath samples resulted in readings over two times the legal limit.

Petrus VANRENSBURG, 30 years of age from West Perth has been charged with:



� Operation while Impaired � Over 80.

The accused was additionally charged with offences found in the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), and the Liquor Licence Control Act (LLCA).

The involved vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days, and the accused� driver�s license was suspended for a period of 90 days.

The accused has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for December 2nd, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice � Goderich.

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