Greater Sudbury Police have released the details of five incidents of impaired driving which occurred between Nov. 4 and 16.

On Nov. 4, a 23-year-old man faced a blowing over 80 charge after he was pulled over for speeding by police in Val Caron.

Police noticed “an odour of alcohol” on his breath when they stopped him around 8 p.m. The man then failed a roadside alcohol screening test.

On Nov. 6, a 38-year-old man was charged for blowing over after driving his van “suspiciously” on Errington Street in Chelmsford around 1 a.m. The van he was operating had plates that did not belong to it, and the man's breath also smelled of alcohol. He too failed a roadside screening test.

Besides the blowing over 80 charge, he is also facing numerous Highway Traffic Act charges.

A 40-year-old man was charged with blowing over Nov. 9 in the area of Falconbridge Road and The Kingsway after police responded to a two-vehicle collision.

Greater Sudbury Police at the scene of the accident spoke to the two drivers involved in the collision, and noticed that one of them “exhibited signs of impairment.”

The suspect was asked to take a roadside alcohol screening test, which he failed. He was then charged with blowing over 80.

On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11, police nabbed an impaired driving suspect in Chelmsford after a member of the public phoned 911.

Police located the suspect, a 27-year-old man, in the parking lot of a Chelmsford-area restaurant.

Officers “noted the odour of alcohol on his breath,” and asked him to give a breath sample, a press release from police said. The suspect failed the screening test.

He has been charged with blowing over 80.

A 47-year-woman is also facing several charges after a Nov. 13 incident where she allegedly got into a motor vehicle collision while driving impaired, and then left the scene of the accident.

Greater Sudbury Police now release the names of impaired drivers. These press releases can be found by going to www.gsps.ca. 

Posted by Heidi Ulrichsen