Quinte West OPP are once again warning people against drunk driving after laying charges in three impaired driving investigations over the weekend.
Around 9 p.m. on Friday, officers conducted a traffic stop on Campbell Street, Quinte West, after observing a traffic violation.
An investigation led to the driver being arrested.
Suspected drugs and a firearm were also located.
Richard Gourlie, 40 years old from Belleville, has been charged with the following offences:
Operation while impaired – alcohol or drugs
Operation while prohibited
Possession of a schedule 1 substance – Methamphetamine
Possession of schedule 1 substance – Opioid
Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to prohibition order
Fail to comply with probation order
Saturday morning at approximately 3 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Old Highway 2 resulting in the arrest of the driver.
Twenty-nine-year-old Meaghan Shipman of Belleville, has been charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The last arrest happened around 1 a.m. on Sunday when officers conducted a traffic stop on Bridge Street, Quinte West.
Caleb Walsh, 20 years old from Quinte West, has been charged with the following offences:
Operation while impaired – alcohol
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Gourlie was held in custody pending a bail hearing while the other two accused were released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on a future court date.
Additionally, their vehicles were impounded for seven days, and licences were suspended for 90 days.
OPP say if you suspect that someone is driving or about to drive impaired, call 911 and report it. You could save a life.
