Dustin Waites charged with driving over the limit

OPP NEWS RELEASE

******************* Goulais River, Ont. - An officer with the Sault Ste. Marie OPP detachment once again proves that there may just be more than speed control when your running radar.

Last night at about 11:30 p.m. an officer with the Sault OPP was on patrol of Highway 17 in the Havilland Township area of Goulais River.

The officer clocked a northbound vehicle in excess of 35 kilometers over the speed limit.

The officer pulled the vehicle over and discovered that the male driver was exhibiting indicators that he had been drinking.

A roadside breath test was done and as a result of that test the driver of the vehicle was taken back to the Sault Ste. Marie OPP detachment for Breathalyzer testing.

He failed the Breathalyzer tests and now is charged with a drinking and driving offence.

Twenty-eight-year-old Dustin Waites of Highway 17 in Havilland Township, Goulais River has been charged with driving with a blood alcohol level over .08.

He was also issued the speeding ticket worth $265.

Everyone in Ontario who is charged with a drinking and driving offence automatically looses their licence for 90 days.

Mr. Waites' driver's licence is now suspended for the next 90 days.

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