Two motorists were charged with impaired driving in separate incidents in Quinte West on Sunday.
Just before 2 a.m., OPP stopped a vehicle on County Road 2 after observing a Highway Traffic Act violation.
As a result of the investigation, Daniel Shaw, 40 years old, of Brighton has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on December 3.
Just before 9:00 p.m., police received a report of a pickup truck travelling erratically on Highway 401 west in Quinte West.
Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop near Highway 401 and Telephone Road.
As a result of the investigation, Christopher Chubb, 32 years old, of Mississauga, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus
In addition to the criminal charges, both accused received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicles were impounded for 14 days.
