Edward COOPER: Drunk Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Wed Feb 19 08:54:45 MST 2025

(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) � The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin Detachment arrested an impaired driver at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint.

On February 14, members of the OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on Carlow Road near Bridge Street, Municipality of Central Elgin. At approximately 10:35 a.m., police stopped a passenger vehicle and checked for driver sobriety.

As a result of the investigation, the driver was taken into custody and transported to the Elgin OPP, St. Thomas Detachment, for further testing.

Edward COOPER, a 65-year-old from Port Stanley was charged with the following:

� Operation while impaired � blood alcohol concentration 80 plus.

A 90-day Administrative Driver�s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas at a later date.

The OPP remind motorists that no amount of alcohol or drug is acceptable to consume and drive. Report impaired drivers. Should you observe a suspected impaired driver, please dial 911 or contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.

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