Regional police release Impaired Driving Offences Summary within Halton Region

Crime 100By Staff

November 13th, 2017

BURLINGTON, ON

Police cruiserThe Halton Regional Police Service remains committed to road safety through prevention, education and enforcement initiatives.

Members of the public are reminded that driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is a crime in progress and to call 9-1-1 immediately to report a suspected impaired driver.

The Service’s Twitter and Facebook accounts should not be used for this purpose as they are not monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Please be reminded that all persons charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

On Thursday, November 9, 2017, after 2:30am, witnesses reported a suspected impaired driver in Milton and a traffic stop was initiated near Division Street and Spruce Boulevard in the Town of Halton Hills. Brennan Senos (52) of Halton Hills was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving over 80mgs.

On Saturday, November 11, 2017, just after 12:30am, Halton Police officers investigated a collision involving a suspected impaired driver in Burlington. Police charged Meredith Read (42) of Oakville with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and impaired driving over 80mgs.

On Saturday, November 11, 2017, after 9:00pm, a traffic stop was initiated at Upper Middle Road and Headon Road in Burlington. As a result of an investigation, Matthew Henry (18) of Burlington was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

On Sunday, November 12, 2017, after 12:30am, witnesses reported a suspected impaired driver in Halton Hills and a traffic stop was initiated at Trafalgar Road and Princess Anne Boulevard. Anastasija Kondrasova (26) of Mississauga was charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and driving over 80mgs.

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2 comments to Regional police release Impaired Driving Offences Summary within Halton Region

  • Stephen White

    I do not condone drinking and driving, and I believe the police should pursue charges where justified. However, shaming offenders by publishing their names and, by extension, identifying their families, is really unfair.

    If a young person had a father or mother who had been charged with DUI it could cause them acute embarrassment at school, and expose them to bullying, ridicule, etc. Similarly, an employee who was battling depression, and was charged with DUI, could lose their job, and that, in and of itself, may be enough to push them into a state where they do harm to themselves.

    The police can publish the offence without identifying the offender. There is a concept in this country that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. The police need to start respecting it.

  • Alide Camilleri

    When will people get the message? my fear is that it will get worse once marijuana is legalized.