Driver Charged When Police Saw Mountain Of Beer Cans In Vehicle

If you thought your car was dirty, wait till you see this one.

Ontario Canada

Ontario Provincial Police officers in Grey County were shocked to see this when they conducted a daytime R.I.D.E. check.

Grey County Ontario Canada

What Is R.I.D.E.?

Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere or RIDE is a sobriety testing program used by police in Ontario, Canada.

What Did Police Find?

The driver was caught on Feb. 10, during a R.I.D.E. check on Grey Road 17 in the township of Georgian Bluffs, police said.

Police officers daytime R.I.D.E. check led to the discovery of a small mountain of empty beer cans in the passenger seat around 5:30 PM on Sunday in Grey Bruce Region.

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Open liquor “readily available” was found in the vehicle, police said.

The Photo

OPP West Region shared a photo of the dirty car on Twitter. The social media post said,

“Sometimes we get asked, ‘why do you conduct RIDE programs during the day?’ — This is why...”

Charges

The 61-year-old driver was charged with:

Impaired driving
Eight driving-related suspensions
Property obtained by crime
Several [Highway Traffic Act] charges.

No one was injured, and police did not reveal the gender of the accused driver.

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