8 More Impaired Drivers Arrested
Source: OPPDate: Tue Jul 8 08:03:23 MST 2025
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) � Eight individuals have been charged as a result of separate impaired driving-related incidents over a one-week period.
At approximately 10:22 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, 2025, a Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer conducted a traffic stop and began an investigation on James Street in Delhi.
Following the interaction, the driver was taken into custody without incident.
As result, 33-year-old Viktor SEMCHYK from Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offence:
Failure or refusal to comply with demand.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
At approximately 2:09 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Norfolk County OPP responded to a collision between a sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a sedan on Indian Line near Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation. No injuries were reported.
After conducting a roadside sobriety test, officers took the driver of the sedan into custody without incident.
As a result, 25-year-old Keenan BARNES from Brantford, Ontario, has been charged with the following alleged offences:
Operation while impaired � blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Dangerous operation,
Failure to comply with Release Order � other than to attend court � two counts.
The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Wednesday, July 3, 2025.
At approximately 10:16 p.m. on that same day, a Norfolk County OPP officer conducted a traffic stop and began an investigation on Donjon Boulevard in Port Dover.
After conducting a roadside sobriety test, the officer took the driver into custody without incident.
As a result, 26-year-old Gabriel BOODOO from Toronto, Ontario, has been charged with the following alleged offences:
Operation while impaired � alcohol and drug,
Operation while impaired � blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Operate a motor vehicle without insurance.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
At approximately 1:31 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Norfolk County OPP officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Cockshutt Road in Simcoe when they stopped a vehicle and conducted a sobriety assessment of the driver.
As a result of the interaction, the driver was taken into custody without incident.
20-year-old Chase BACHER from Haldimand County has been charged with the following alleged offences:
Operation while impaired � blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Novice driver � B.A.C. above zero.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
At approximately 8:05 p.m. that same day, the Norfolk County OPP responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suspected impaired driver on Howard Street in Waterford.
Officers located the vehicle and, following an interaction with the driver, took the individual into custody without incident.
As a result, 39-year-old Thomas FEATHERSTONE from Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offences:
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 in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
At approximately 9:18 p.m. that same day, the Norfolk County OPP responded t oa similar call on Cedar Drive in Turkey Point.
Officers located the vehicle and, following an interaction with the driver, took the individual into custody without incident.
As a result, 54-year-old Donald MACKEY from Cambridge, Ontario, has been charged with the following alleged offences:
Operation while impaired � alcohol and drugs,
Operation while prohibited � legal restriction from any other act of parliament or provincial law,
Drive motor vehicle � no licence.
The accused is schedule to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
At approximately 1:36 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025, the Norfolk County OPP responded a single-vehicle collision involving an SUV on Highway 3 in Delhi. Minor injuries were reported.
Following an interaction with the driver, the individual was taken into custody without incident.
As a result, 29-year-old Michaela HEALEY from Oxford County has been charged with the following alleged offence:
Failure or refusal to comply with demand.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
At approximately 3:43 p.m. that same day, the Norfolk County OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a pair of sedans on Thompson Road West in Waterford. No injuries were reported.
Following a roadside sobriety test, one of the drivers was taken into custody without incident.
As a result, 25-year-old Zachary MACKINNON from Brantford, Ontario, has been charged with the following alleged offences:
Operation while impaired � blood alcohol concentration (80 plus),
Dangerous operation,
Obstruct plate,
Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
If you observe a driver or operator you suspect may be impaired, contact the OPP or the nearest police authority by dialing 9-1-1.
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