NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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In yet another disappointing week, 20 impaired drivers were removed from York Region roads and charged with criminal driving offences.
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.
On Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at 7:21 p.m., York Regional Police received a call to 9-1-1 from a concerned citizen reporting a suspected impaired driver in the area of Harry Walker Parkway and Mulock Drive in the Town of Newmarket.
The caller had reported that the suspect vehicle had nearly struck another vehicle and a guard rail on Highway 404. The caller had followed the suspect vehicle to a gas station where he watched as the suspect got out of his vehicle, staggered, then fell back into his vehicle and drove away without getting any gas.
With the assistance of the York Regional Police helicopter Air2, the vehicle was spotted driving in a residential area in Newmarket and pulling into the driveway of a house. Officers were directed to the residence where the driver was placed under arrest.
He was transported to #1 District Headquarters for a breath test, where he blew nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol. He was charged with impaired operation and 80 plus.
A list of all the drivers charged with impaired-related criminal driving offences from Jan. 14 to 21, 2019, is available for viewing here.
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.
York Regional Police thanks members of the community for helping us stop and arrest impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1 through the Safe Roads...Your Call program. We consider these incidents a life-threatening crime in progress and will continue to respond to these calls.
We’re not giving up.
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