CHARGES LAID FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING OVER WEEKEND
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(MINDEN, ON) - The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to take impaired drivers off our roadways through ongoing enforcement and community-reported concerns.
On Friday, April 17, 2026, at approximately 2:54 pm, officers responded to a traffic complaint on the Blairhampton Road in the Township of Minden Hills. Officers attended the area and located the vehicle. Through investigation officers charged a driver with impaired driving offences.
Matthew VARGAS, 21-year-old of Haliburton, Ontario, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
- Young driver - blood alcohol above zero
The accused was given a seven-day vehicle impoundment and a 90-day driver’s licence suspension. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Minden at a later date.