(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) - Officers from the Huronia West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Barrie resident with impaired operation for having a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of over three times the legal limit.

On October 5, 2025, shortly after 12:00 pm, an officer on general patrol stopped a sedan travelling on County Road 27 and entered into an impaired driving investigation. During the interaction, grounds were formed that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol and he was subsequently arrested.  

As a result of the investigation, a 27-year-old male from Barrie was charged with:

• Operation while impaired - alcohol
• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Having care or control of a motor vehicle with open container of liquor

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on November 4, 2025, to answer to the charges. The driver’s licence was also suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle impounded for seven days.