MELANCTHON TOWNSHIP RESIDENT CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION-RELATED OFFENCES
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(DUFFERIN COUNTY) - Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Melancthon resident with impaired operation-related offences after failing to stop at a stop sign.
On December 6, 2025, just after 1:00 am, Dufferin OPP officers were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of 2nd Line SW and 250 Sideroad in the Township of Melancthon when they observed a vehicle fail to stop at the stop sign. Officers conducted a traffic stop and subsequently initiated an impaired driving investigation.
Arie GREYDANUS, a 60-year-old male, from Melancthon has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operate a motor vehicle without insurance
- Fail to surrender insurance card
- Disobey stop sign - fail to stop
The accused individual is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville. Their driver’s licence was suspended 90 days, and their vehicle impounded for 7 days.