TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES FOR BELWOOD DRIVER
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(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - A Belwood driver has been charged following a traffic stop.
On June 2, 2026, at approximately 10:15 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 19 within Centre Wellington Township, initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle they suspected was being operated by an impaired driver.
As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old from Belwood, is charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused was released from police custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph on July 17, 2026.
The name of the accused is being withheld out of concern for their well being.