Nottawasaga OPP have charged a motorist with refusing to comply with a breath demand following reports of erratic driving.
Last night shortly after 8:30 p.m., police received a complaint about a Toyota pickup truck travelling on 5th line towards Saint James church near Tottenham.
"The complainant reported being nearly rear-ended, stating the truck was conducting burnouts at stop signs," OPP wrote in a release this morning.
Police say they were unable to locate the vehicle.
Officers then received a second call at 9:25 p.m.
"Reporting that the truck had just [driven] over a patio structure at a restaurant in Loretto and [was] last seen travelling down Tottenham Road and County Road 1. An officer was able to locate the vehicle shortly after at the Esso station located on Highway 9. The officer issued an Approved Screening Device demand (ASD). Subsequently, the driver refused."
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A 51-year-old Schomberg man was arrested and charged with:
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Fail to remain
- Fail to report accident
- Fail to surrender insurance card
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with open container of liquor
He was also issued a 90-day licence suspension, and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
The accused has an April court appearance scheduled.
