(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - Two Fergus residents have been charged following a traffic stop on in Fergus.

On December 21, 2025, at approximately 9:15 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on St. Patrick Street West in Fergus when they located a vehicle to be committing an offence under the Highway Traffic Act.

As a result of the investigation, a 44-year-old from Fergus, is charged under the Highway Traffic Act with:

  • Amber light - fail to stop
  • Drive while under suspension
  • Operate a motor vehicle without insurance

The accused was released from police custody and will appear before the Provincial Offences Court in Guelph on a later date.

Additionally, passenger, Carly GAMBLE-KNECHTEL, a 32-year-old from Fergus, is charged under the Criminal Code with:

  • Failure to comply with release order - other than to attend court

The accused was held in police custody pending a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Guelph.


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