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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-08-02, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1989. Cowie gets 14 days for drunk driving charge Lenard Cowie, RR 1, Wingham, received a 14-day jail sentence and had his licence suspended for two years when he was found guilty of drunk driving Wednesday in Pro­ vincial Court in Wingham. Mr. Cowie, one of two men charged with arson in the burning of the Brussels Legion last sum­ mer, was convicted of impaired driving and having care and control of a vehicle while having an alcohol level of more than 80 mg. per 1000 ml. of blood in an incident August 5, 1988. In the trial, Bruce Corrigan, RR 1, Bluevale, told the court he and his wife were awakened about 4:45 Business and Professional Directory a.m. Aug. 5, 1988 by an unidenti­ fied noise from nearby Highway 87. They got up, dressed and went to investigate. They found a car off the side of the road and found Mr. Cowie walking on the road. Mr. Cowie asked to be driven to the Wingham Ontario Provincial Police Station which Mr. Corrigan did. Constable James Cook testified he later went to the scene of the accident and measurements show­ ed Mr. Cowie’s vehicle had gone off the road, 112 metres through a field, over the Corrigan driveway, through another 88 metres of field, through a fence twice, and back onto the highway. Constable Glen Trivett, who conducted the breathalyser tests, testified the readings were 173 mg. and 167 mg. and that Mr. Cowie couldn’t do some of the physical dexterity tests because he was too drunk. At one point he fell out of his chair and fell asleep on the floor. Defence attorney David Miller of London argued that because it was an hour and fifteen minutes after Mr. Cowie arrived at the police station until the tests were taken, Mr. Cowie’s rights were violated’ but Judge R.G.E. 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