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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-06-03, Page 15Wednesday, June 3, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 15 OPP BRIEFS IMPAIRED DRIVER LEADS POLICE ON LENGHTY CHASE (ASHFIELD-COLBORNE- WAWANOSH, ON) - A 61 year old driver from London is fac- ing several charges in relation to a lengthy police chase that occurred on May 17, 2015. Just after 2:30 pm Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a complaint of a possible impaired driver that was initially observed trav- elling northbound on London Road from Blyth. Officers imme- diately began to patrol for the suspect vehicle, a silver Hyun- dai Elantra, when they were informed the driver had turned around and was now heading southbound back into Blyth. An OPP officer located the sus- pect vehicle on Gypsy Lane in Blyth and a traffic stop was attempted. The driver failed to pull over and headed west- bound on Blyth Road. The officer chased after the Elantra until a second officer arrived to help stop the suspect vehicle. The two officers attempted a tan- dem stop on the suspect vehi- cle just east of Auburn however the driver refused to stop and began to accelerate through the village of Auburn at a high rate of speed. At that point the offic- ers discontinued their chase and waited until other police vehicles were in position. Within minutes a responding patrol unit observed the sus- pect vehicle travelling west- bound on Blyth Road in excess of 50 km/h over the 90 km/h limit. Officers then observed the suspect vehicle travelling north- bound on BluewaterVeteran's Highway at Point Farms Provin- cial Park. Officers strategically followed the suspect vehicle northbound on Bluewater Vet- eran's Highway until the offic- ers performed a rolling block on the suspect vehicle just north of Amberley near Zion Road. Officers took the male driver into custody and placed him under arrest for Dangerous Driving and FlightWhile Pursued by Peace Officer. Officers also determined the driver was displaying several signs that he was impaired by alcohol. As a result he was also placed under arrest for Impaired Driving. He was then transported to the Huron OPP Detachment where he provided two sam- ples of his breath. Both of his tests were above the legal limit. As a result, 61 year old David STOLLAR from London has been charged with Impaired Driving, Drive Motor Vehicle — Over 80 Milligrams of Alco- hol, Dangerous Driving, Flight While Pursued by Peace Officer and Racing. He has been since released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich on June 1, 2015. He also received an automatic 90 day driver's licence suspension and his motor vehicle has been impounded for seven days. IMPAIRED DRIVER COWDES WITH TREE IN SALTFORD (ASHFIELD-COLBORNE- WAWANOSH, ON) - A 19 year old male from Goderich is fac- ing three criminal charges including a charge for Impaired Driving following a crash in Salfford last week. On Mon- day, May 18, 2015 at 8:23 pm Huron County Ontario Provin- cial Police and Huron County EMS responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Salt - ford Road south of Brinery Road. Upon arrival officers located a Chevrolet Silverado pickup that had left the roadway and plowed into a tree on the north side of the road. The lone occu- pant in the pickup truck was transported to hospital where he was treated for non -life threatening injuries. During the course of their investiga- tion, officers determined the male had been drinking alco- hol and was displaying signs that he was impaired by alco- hol. He was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving and later he provided a suitable sample of his breath. His test resulted in a reading above the legal limit. Further investigation also revealed the driver was cur- rently on conditions of release to abstain from the con- sumption of alcohol. As a result, 19 year old James HART from Goderich has been charged with Impaired Driv- ing, Drive Motor Vehicle with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and Fail to Comply with Under- taking. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 22, 2015 at the Ontario Court of Justice — Goderich. His severely damaged pickup truck was impounded for seven days and he was also served with an automatic 90 day driver's licence. First Tetanus case in Grey Bruce Grey Bruce Health Unit An unimmunized child from Grey Bruce has been diagnosed with tetanus. This is the first recorded case of tetanus in Grey Bruce. The child has been hospitalized, in critical condition. Tetanus (lockjaw) is rare in Ontario, on average one case per year. Tetanus is a serious disease caused when tetanus spores get into a cut or puncture wound. Tetanus spores are found everywhere, in soil, dust, and manure. The dis- ease is not spread from per- son to person. Tetanus causes cramping of the muscles in the neck, arms, legs and stomach. It may also cause painful convul- sions. Even with early treatment, tetanus has a fatality rate of about 20%; highest rates are found in infants and the elderly. Tetanus vaccine is rou- tinely administered in com- bination with vaccines against diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus Lucknow Agricultural Society Former Ambassador Shares Experiences Kara Hendriks Former Lucknow Fall Fair Ambassador The Lucknow Agricultural Society has been a part of the farming community for over 150 years, during that time the society has been subjected to the same problems and change as the rest of the agricultural sector. Recently those chal- lenges have involved maintain- ing youth involvement while the number of young people in rural areas in decline. The Lucknow Agricultural Society has been fortunate to be able to find some passionate and innovative young mem- bers to step up and join as directors. The members have brought forward some amazing ideas that with community sup- port have taken advantage of our rural roots. The Lucknow Little Mudder has been a great success helping to engage a dif- ferent demographic. The Little Mudder challenges partici- pants to overcome a variety of obstacles throughout an approximately 3km run. The obstacles have a farm inspira- tion using bales, agricultural tiles and spools. This event is in its third year and welcomes locals and visitors alike to chal- lenge themselves athletically, to have fun and work as a team. The agricultural society, whose primary focus is the fall fair put on every September, works hard to provide opportu- nities for all members of the community, with a variety of events and competitions. The youth are invited to participate as individuals and within their school communities in the jun- ior homecraft classes, and to attend the fair competing in activities including a pedal trac- tor pull and outdoor games and events throughout the week- end. One of the newer events Submitted Kara Hendriks joins in the competitions at the Lucknow Fall Fair. aimed to engage the young curious minds in the commu- nity and to expose them to the progress of the farming com- munity is the Touch The Truck event which allows participates young, and young at heart, to explore agricultural and con- struction equipment. Youth also have the opportu- nity to compete in the ambas- sador program for the opportu- nity to represent their community. Having had the opportunity to both compete and act as an Ambassador for the Lucknow Agricultural Soci- ety has been an amazing opportunity. Duringmytime as an ambassador I was able to take part in all aspects of our own fair, first in the competition itself, making friends and spending time with the other competitors, and in all the events that followed. I had the opportunity to help raise money for our community in influenza type b to children at 2, 4, 6, and 18 months of age. Completion of the pri- mary series provides more than 99% protection. Booster doses of tetanus vaccines are given at 4 to 6 years of age and 14 to 16 years of age. A booster dose is the pie and cake auction, which sells off the best of local talents prize winning desserts. Throughout the rest of the fair weekend I helped in the pres- entation of ribbons and tro- phies to competitors in other fair events including the 4H livestock and light horse show. Riding in the parade gave me a unique opportunity to see the engagement of our community looking out at all the people who were there to see the parade. The fair dance on Satur- day night was tons of fun and a great way to wind down my first day as ambassador. My busy weekend as ambassador con- tinued with a great breakfast and many more events on Sun- day. As the ambassador I had the opportunity to participate in many other event throughout the year including the Christ- mas parade, strawberry sum- merfest, and district meetings where I got to know my fellow ambassadors from the sur- rounding area. Later in myyear as ambassador I was able to recommended for adults every ten years for continued protection. For further information, call Public Health at 519- 376-9420 or 1-800-263- 3456, or visit our website at www.publichealthgrey- bruce.on.ca. meet all of the ambassadors from Ontario at the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies conference. Compet- ing on behalf of the agricultural society at the Ontario Miss Mid- west competition and CNE ambassador of the fairs was a privilege and a ton of fun mak- ing aking even more friends and learning about agriculture across Ontario. The sense of team and com- munity that I have experienced as part of the Lucknow Agricul- tural Society is something to be cherished and that seems to exist primarily in farming based rural communities. So I encour- age you to be involved in your farming community, there are so many groups and events, all it takes is one and you'll be hooked on the farm family that has progressed to include whole communities. You can find more info on the Lucknow Ag Society at http://lucknowagsociety.ca/, the ambassador contest, Amanda Scott 519-440-2986.