The driver, who was identified by police as a 53-year-old man from the Town of New Tecumseth but was not named, was found to be more than five times over the legal limit – which is the second-highest blood-alcohol level recorded since York Regional Police began tracking the statistics. When the driver does exit the car, he appears to stumble and is eventually placed under arrest.Ī video released by York Regional Police shows an alleged drunk driver who was found to have a blood-alcohol level more than five times higher than the legal limit. You have bloodshot eyes,” the officer is heard saying to the driver before he’s asked to step out of the vehicle. So have you consumed any alcohol or drugs today?” the officer asks the driver, who denies the accusation. Well, judging by your eyes…you’ve got something on board. “No, I uh…I have like uh…a slipped disk in my back, and like, uh, he’s just helping me,” the driver is heard saying to the officer. “How about you actually step on out,” the officer says. In audio of the 911 call released by police, the citizen tells the dispatcher that the motorist was “all over the place” and couldn’t stay in his lane before he pulled in to a service station parking lot.ĭashcam video from a YRP cruiser shows the moment an officer approaches the CRV, which is parked but still running with the passenger-side door open.īoth the driver and the passenger appeared to be asleep before the officer taps on the driver-side window to wake the occupants up, police said.
Get the latest local updates right to your inboxĪccording to the caller, the driver of the CRV reportedly sideswiped concrete barriers at the side of the road “multiple times,” police said.Download our app to get local alerts on your device.on July 18, police said, York Regional Police (YRP) received a call from a concerned citizen who witnessed a black Honda CRV travelling erratically southbound on Highway 400 in Vaughan, Ont. Video of an “extremely” intoxicated driver who was allegedly more than five times over the legal limit when he was pulled off the road north of Toronto has been released by police.Īt 10 a.m.
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