A 23 year old Owen Sound man faces charges after an out of control driving spree.
Grey Bruce OPP say they were called just after 1 a.m. Saturday with a report about a driver stopped in a live lane of traffic on Highway 26 near Concession 8 in Meaford.
Police say the same vehicle had just driven over several signs at a shopping mall in Owen Sound before being found stopped on the highway.
OPP say officers approached this vehicle and spoke with the driver, who they say was displaying obvious signs of impairment.
The driver was arrested for impaired driving and transported to the Chatsworth OPP detachment where a Drug Recognition Expert completed an evaluation.
OPP say the man’s licence is suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for a week.
He is charged with:
Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, section 320.14(1)(a) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
Possession of a Schedule I substance – Methylenedioxyamphetamine (Ecstasy), section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA)
Possession of a Schedule I substance, section 4(1) CDSA
Possession of a Schedule III substance, section 4(1) CDSA
Fail to remain, section 200(1)(a) Highway Traffic Act
Failure to comply with Undertaking, section 145(4)(a) CCC
The accused’s driver’s licence is suspended for 90 days and the vehicle they were operating was towed and impounded for seven days.
The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on March 18, 2021.