DECEMBER 8

2:30 AM | Members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Highway 7 between Guelph and Kitchener when the driver of a grey sedan travelling on Highway 7 made a sharp U-turn. Officers stopped the male driver and while speaking with him formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing. As a result, the 37-year-old Guelph man was charged with ‘driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood.’ A 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment were initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Court on January 8. 4:29 AM | A 19-year-old Wellesley man was driving a black Hyundai west on Gerber Road, Wellesley when he lost control of the vehicle, entered the north side ditch, struck a Bell box and rolled into a field. The driver was not injured, but the vehicle was towed from the scene. He was charged with ‘careless driving.’ 12:21 PM | Waterloo Regional Police responded to a collision at the intersection of Line 86 and Floradale Road west of Elmira. A 48-year-old Waterloo man was operating a Honda minivan north on Floradale Road when the vehicle attempted to travel through the intersection at Line 86. A 60-year-old Listowel man was driving a Ram pickup truck east on Line 86 and struck the minivan. As a result of the collision, a 58-year-old female passenger in the pickup truck was taken to an out-of-region hospital. The investigation is ongoing and charges are pending. Anyone with information is asked to call our Traffic Unit at 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).