HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1991-12-23, Page 31THE CITIZEN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23,1991. PAGE 31.
Road may have been unlit
but driver was, judge says
A Brampton man wanted on a
bench warrant for not showing up
in court in November to face a
drink driving charge, turned him
self in to Judge R.G.E. Hunter in
Ontario Court, Criminal division in
Wingham Dec. 18.
Carlos A. Sousa pleaded guilty to
the drunk driving charge and had a
charge of failing to appear in court
dropped against him. A bench war
rant for his arrest had been issued
after he failed to appear for the
Nov. 19 court.
The court was told that on Sun-
Drunk driving charge
dismissed on clerical error
day, Oct. 27 at 1:13 a.m. a car was
seen travelling west on Highway 86
in Morris township, east of Wing
ham. The car was attempting to
negotiate a curve but left the road
and went down the railway track.
The car ended up straddling the
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A Stratford man had a drunk
driving charge against him dis
missed after paperwork produced
by the prosecution in his trial in
Ontario Court, Criminal Division in
Wingham Dec. 18 showed two dif
ferent names.
Judge R.G.E. Hunter halted the
trial after the defence attorney for
Richard James Winters of Stratford
pointed out that one of two docu
ments presented to Mr. Winters
after his arrest gave his proper
name, Richard, but another identi
fied him as Robert.
Earlier Theresa Pollard had told
the court she had been patrolling on
Highway 86, two km east of Blue
vale on Aug. 22 at 8:05 p.m. when
she spotted a vehicle travelling
west towards her at a high rate of
speed. She activated the radar and
clocked the vehicle travelling at
109 km per hour. She turned and
pursued the car and stopped it. Mr.
Winters and his young son were the
only occupants. When she talked to
Mr. Winters, she said, she could
detect the strong odour of alcohol.
He was subsequently given a road
side test which he failed, and was
taken back to the Wingham O.P.P.
detachment where he failed two
breathalyser tests. But in filling out
the document that gave the read
ings, the technician on duty had
typed in the name of Robert Win
ters, instead of Richard Winters.
track. Wingham O.P.P. approached
the vehicle and found Mr. Carlos in
the driver's seat. When he got out
of the car his speech was slurred
and he was unsteady on his feet.
When a demand was made that he
take a roadside breath test, he
refused, even though he was
warned that refusing to take a test
brought the same penalty as taking
the test and failing.
Duty Counsel John Schenk said
Mr. Carlos admitted to having had
a drink but that it was his first time
in the area and the road was unfa
miliar to him and the curve was
unlit.
"Sounds like he was lit", Judge
Hunter replied and sentenced Mr.
Carols to have his licence suspend
ed for 12 months and pay a $750
fine.
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