FEBRUARY 11

6:10 PM | Wellington County OPP received a report of a broken-down vehicle in which the driver was possibly impaired in Mapleton Township. The female driver asked a witness for assistance getting her 2013 Dodge started so she could drive home. The witness, an off-duty OPP officer, detected the strong odour of alcohol on her breath and noted obvious signs of impairment and placed her under arrest. An on-duty officer arrived at the scene, observed the signs impairment and re-arrested the driver and transported her to a local OPP operation centre for further testing. As a result, the 48-year-old North Perth woman was charged with ‘care or control while impaired’ and ‘care or control over 80 mgs.’ She is to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on Mar. 3 to answer to the charges.