Provincial police highway patrols had a busy shift Thursday night into Friday morning, charging three drivers in the 12-hour period with impaired driving-related charges and a fourth with dangerous operation of a vehicle.
The action began at about 3:30 p.m. when OPP received a complaint about a possible impaired driver travelling on Hwy 7.
The suspect vehicle was tracked down and Artem Zubenkov, 38, of Ottawa faces two impaired driving charges and a charge of driving with liquor readily available.
Just before 12:30 a.m. Friday, officers at a RIDE checkpoint on the Anderson Road off-ramp arrested Marc Bosse, 51, of Ottawa.
He faces two impaired driving charges.
And just before 1 a.m., a 50-year-old Ottawa woman was stopped for speeding on Hwy 417.
Sandra Loaiza Galeano was charged with:
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand
- Fail to identify self
- Fail to have insurance card
- Speeding: 50+ km/h over the posted speed limit
All of the accused received a 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
Meanwhile, in another bust, OPP hauled in a driver for stunt driving on Highway 417 near Terry Fox Drive, Thursday shortly before 8:30 p.m.
The driver had their licence suspended for 30 days and had their vehicle impounded for 14 days.
They were also charged criminally for dangerous operation due to the excessively high speed. The driver now faces a minimum $2,000 fine, six demerit points and a one-year driving prohibition, as well as the possibility of a criminal record, upon conviction.
