25 Year Old Drunk Driver 3X Legal Limit - Name Released
Source: Area OPP
Date: Wed Feb 14 04:58:41 MST 2018
Police conducted a road-side screening breath test after observing an odour of an alcohol on the driver's breath. The result of the test was a "Fail" on the approved road-side screening device. The driver was arrested for driving with more than 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol in his blood. Following the arrest police located a baggie containing less than a gram of a white powder believed to be cocaine.
Police transported the accused to the Bruce Peninsula OPP detachment in Wiarton to complete a breath test. The results of the two suitable breath samples were almost three times the legal limit of 80 mg of alcohol in 100 millilitres(ml) of blood.
25-year-old male, Jesse ROOTE of Saugeen First Nation was charged with the following:
Drive with more than 80 mg of alcohol in blood 253(b) Criminal Code of Canada
Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Cocaine 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
The accused's driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days on an Administrative Driver's Licence Suspension (ADLS) and his vehicle impounded for 7 days as a result of the charges. The accused has been released on a Promise to Appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Walkerton on February 28, 2018.
Anyone with information that can assist Bruce Peninsula OPP with this investigation can call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.