Jeffrey HOUNSELL – Impaired Operation

Source: OPP
Date: Wed May 28 06:37:18 MST 2025

(PICTON, ON) – A traffic stop in downtown Picton has resulted in impaired driving charges.



On Saturday, May 24, 2025, shortly before 11:00 p.m., an officer with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle driving erratically. The officer stopped the vehicle on Main Street an conducted a roadside test with an approved alcohol screening device. The driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for further testing.

Jeffrey HOUNSELL, age 62 of Prince Edward County, has been charged with:

Operation while impaired
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on June 18, 2025.

The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.