ARTEMESIA TOWNSHIP – On December 23, 2014 at 6:20 p.m., the Grey County OPP received a report of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 10, south of Markdale, in Artemesia Township. Officers arrived to find a northbound White Pontiac Montana collided head on with a south bound Blue Volvo station wagon in the southbound lane.
There was one occupant in each vehicle. The driver of the Pontiac Montana, 57-year-old Roberto Diaz Porta of Toronto, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Volvo driver was taken to hospital for assessment of non-life threatening injuries.
The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation unit is assisting the Grey County OPP with this incident.
Highway 10 was closed for the protection of emergency responders. It has since reopened to traffic.
Winter wheat crop damaged by joyriders
CULROSS TOWNSHIP – On December 23, 2014 at 1:06 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a report of crop damage from a field at the intersection of Huron-Bruce Road and Side road 5A in Culross Township. Officers noted ruts in the field similar to what would be left by a pick-up truck and an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). A crop of winter wheat was planted and has been lost where the vehicles travelled. Using someone else's property without permission is an offence called trespassing. In addition, destruction of property is a criminal offence called mischief that carries a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison. There is no estimated value for the crop damage at this time.
Caller helps police nab drunk driver
LUCKNOW – On December 23, 2014 at 4:06 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a report of a possible impaired driver operating a Blue Dodge Durango. The vehicle was located and stopped on Hamilton Street in Lucknow. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. A forty-six year old male resident of Lucknow has been charged with impaired driving, operate over 80 milligrams, drive while disqualified and breach probation. He has been held in custody pending the results of a bail hearing scheduled for December 24, 2014.
Drunk driver loses control
SOUTHGATE – On December 23, 2014 at 11:09 pm, the Grey County OPP received a report of a single vehicle crash along Ida Street in Southgate Township. Officers arrived to find a White Ford F150 had left the roadway and was at rest in the ditch along Ida Street. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. A twenty-six year old male resident of West Grey Township has been charged with impaired driving and care or control over 80 milligrams. He is scheduled to appear in court on January 22, 2015 to answer to the charges.
Drug warning issued at RIDE stop
HOLLAND TOWNSHIP – On December 23, 2014 at 3:11 pm, members of the Grey County OPP were conducting R.I.D.E. on Chatsworth Road 24 in Holland Township when a Red Ford Freestar stopped. The driver was assessed for drug impairment and released with a caution.
"This is a time of year we can expect an increase in Highway traffic as people travel to visit with friends or family. It's important that everyone arrives safely at their destination as this is not a good time of year to attend a funeral for a loved one that died in a preventable collision. To that end, I want it clearly understood that impaired driving includes both alcohol impairment and drug impairment. I appreciate the efforts of the drivers that share the road, obey the traffic laws and contribute to public safety on the roads. For those that don't, Grey County OPP officers will be out in force over the holidays exercising a zero tolerance for impaired drivers and any other actions that pose a threat to highway safety" – Inspector Mike Guilfoyle, Detachment Commander, Grey County OPP.
Source - OPP
