TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
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(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) - One person is charged with impaired driving following a traffic complaint in the Municipality of Central Elgin.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, at approximately 5:12 pm, Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located the driver from a traffic complaint that was reported earlier on Belmont Road in Central Elgin.
As a result of the investigation, Robert ORCHARD, a 64-year-old of Central Elgin, was charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Dangerous operation
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with unsealed container of liquor (Liquor Licence Control Act)
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) and a 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused was released on an Undertaking and scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in St. Thomas on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.