Two drivers are facing impaired driving charges after Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members responded to two separate collisions in the County of Brant on Saturday evening.
Officers with the Brant County OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Bethel Church Road at approximately 5:53 p.m. on Saturday September 28, 2024.
It was determined a vehicle was traveling on Bethel Church Road when it left the roadway and struck a utility pole. One person was arrested and taken to Oxford OPP detachment for testing.
Police have charged 63-year-old David SCOTT, from Brant County with the following offences:
· Operation while impaired – alcohol or drugs
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
· Adult Dangerous Operation
· Adult Insecure Load
· Adult Operate Unsafe Vehicle
· Adult Vehicle modified – fail to apply for new permit
· Adult Drive with seatbelt assembly removed
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Brantford, Ontario at a later date.
On Saturday September 28, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., officers with the Brant County OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Middle Townline Road.
It was determined a vehicle was travelling on Middletown Townline Road when it left the roadway and struck a guardrail. Police located the vehicle where one person was arrested and transported to the Oxford OPP detachment for testing.
Police have charged 22-year-old Zachary TOTTEN, from Brant County with the following offences:
· Adult Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
· Adult Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
· Adult Careless driving
· Adult Fail to surrender insurance card
· Adult Fail to surrender
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Brantford, Ontario at a later date.
