17 Year Old From Blyth Charged
Source: Area OPP
Date: Tue Sep 10 04:04:45 MST 2024
On September 6, 2024, at 10:36 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police, were dispatched to a traffic complaint on Richmond Street in the Township of Lucan Biddulph.
A complaint was received from a member of the public that occupants were tossing items out the window from a moving vehicle.
The vehicle was located, and a traffic stop was initiated.
A search of the vehicle revealed open alcohol. As a result, five passengers, all 16-years-old of Huron County, were charged under the Liquor Licence Control Act with Person under 19 years having liquor.
The driver, a 17-year-old of Blyth, passed a roadside Approved Screening Device (ASD) test and was subsequently charged with Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available under the Liquor Licence Control Act.
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