NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Over the past week, 30 drivers were charged with impaired-related criminal driving offences and their vehicles removed from York Region roads.
On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, shortly after 2 p.m., an officer had a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation in the area of Eagle Street and Davis Drive in the Town of Newmarket. The police cruiser, with its full emergency lights on, was struck by another vehicle, which continued to drive north on Yonge Street. That vehicle was eventually stopped and the driver was found to be impaired by alcohol.
The driver was placed under arrest and taken to #1 District headquarters for a breath test, where she blew more than twice the legal limit for alcohol.
The following individuals have been charged criminally with impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 mgs or above of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, or refusing to provide a breath/blood sample.
- [Charge withdrawn], Town of Newmarket
- Haley Rawn, 25, Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury
- Eric Gleiser, 34, City of Toronto
- Kwong So, 55, Town of Richmond Hill
- Steven Michaud, 40, City of Markham
- Christopher Shillingkaw, 41, City of Barrie
- Sean Donovan, 28, Town of Richmond Hill
- Derik Hamilton, 19, Town of Gravenhurst
- Irene Wright, 58, Town of Newmarket
- Richard Montgomery, 67, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Tasha Milleman, 35, Township of King
- Surina Ferriera, 19, City of Vaughan
- Brendan Hayes, 34, Township of King
- Zeeshan Bhutta, 24, City of Toronto
- Kristen Stewart, 29, City of Toronto
- Daniel Demczuk, 54, Town of East Gwillimbury
- Evelyn Sparrey, 63, Town of Newmarket
- Raymond Camm, 30, Town of Collingwood
- Krsna Singh, 39, City of Markham
- Edison Brito, 47, City of Vaughan
- Bruce Omondi, 27, City of Peterborough
- Henry Bioh, 39, City of Vaughan
- James Ash, 47, City of Vaughan
- Fritz Muser, 64, Township of Severn
- Christian Marinucci, 32, Town of Richmond Hill
- Ksenia Lansky, 35, Town of Aurora
- Kelly Frei, 55, Town East Gwillimbury
- Christina Keenan, 38, Town of Georgina
- Shane Persad, 31, City of Toronto
- Thiet-minh Lao, 62, Town of Richmond Hill
York Regional Police thanks members of the community for helping us stop and arrest impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. We consider these incidents a life-threatening crime in progress and will continue to respond to these calls. So far in 2019, more than 600 calls to 9-1-1 have helped to safely remove impaired drivers from our roads, which has led to more than 300 impaired-related criminal charges being laid.
The legal consequences of an impaired driving charge can include roadside vehicle impoundment and automatic driver’s licence suspension, as well as further consequences imposed by the courts, including longer licence suspensions, large fines and in some cases, jail time.
We are reminding drivers that York Regional Police conducts RIDE spot checks year-round and that our officers are always watching for suspected impaired drivers. We also continue to encourage citizens to call 9-1-1 if you spot a suspected impaired driver.
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