(STRATHROY CARADOC, ON) - Driver charged with refusal in OPP RIDE Program.

On September 6, 2025, at 9:34 pm, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Highway 402 in the Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc.

A vehicle entered the RIDE Program at which time a traffic stop was initiated.

It was determined the driver had previously consumed alcohol. An Approved Screening Device (ASD) was utilized. The driver refused to provide a sample, was placed under arrest and transported to the Middlesex OPP detachment.

As a result, Alexander CARMICHAEL, a 33-year-old of Middlesex Centre, has been charged under the Criminal Code with:

• Failure or refusal to comply with demand

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice to speak to the charges on October 6, 2025.