IMPAIRED DRIVER 

WOODSTOCK, ON (September 7^th, 2024) – A 26-year-old Brantford resident is facing an impaired driving charge, a driver’s licence suspension and vehicle impound after the Woodstock Police Service were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Oxford Road 4 and Devonshire Avenue, on Saturday, September 7th, 2024. 

At approximately 10:00 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on a motor vehicle travelling at excessive speed while returning from a wedding reception. The driver, who was transporting two passengers in the vehicle, was provided with roadside alcohol screening, which he failed. He was subsequently transported to Police Headquarters where he provided additional breath samples, indicating he had more than the legal limit of alcohol in his system. 

The 26-year-old male driver of Brantford, Ontario, is facing the following charges: 

• One count of Operation while Impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).

• One count of Speeding under the Highway Traffic Act 

The Woodstock Police Service would like to remind drivers to find a safe, alternate way home rather than getting behind the wheel if you have been drinking, and if a member of the public observes signs of impaired driving, to please call 911 immediately.