On February 12th just before midnight the Perth County OPP were conducting RIDE checks on Perth Line 20 and Perth Road 163 when a vehicle entered the program.
During the course of the stop, the investigating officer formed the opinion that the driver had consumed alchohol.
A Roadside Approved Screening Device test was conducted, which resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested and brought to a local police station for further testing, where two samples of breath were provided.
As a result a 35 year old male of South Huron has been charged with operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus.
A 90 day driving suspension and 7 day vehicle impoundment was initiated. The accused was released as is scheduled to appear at an an Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charge.