Driver charged in Caledon village

December 16, 2013 · 0 Comments

A 26-year-old man was charged Nov. 17 after a Caledon OPP officer spotted a white Ford F350 pick-up truck run a stop sign in Caledon village.
Police report the officer was responding to a call shortly before 2:45 a.m. in the area of Troiless Street and Travelled Road. After running through the intersection, the driver continued in the direction of the police cruiser. He got out of the vehicle and spoke to the officer, who detected he was under the influence of alcohol. The man was taken to the detachment for testing.
He was charged with driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in his system, as well as two counts under the Highway Traffic Act for running the stop sign and driving a vehicle with no currently validated permit. His licence was suspended on the spot, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.