A 36-year-old Belleville man has been charged with multiple driving offences after being stopped at a RIDE program on Highway 62. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, shortly before 2:30 a.m., officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) used a roadside alcohol screening device, leading to the driver’s arrest and transport to the detachment for further testing.
The accused faces charges including operation while impaired by alcohol, operation with a blood alcohol concentration over 80, driving while prohibited, driving with liquor readily available, two counts of driving while under suspension, and using unauthorized license plates.
The driver was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Ontario Court of Justice in Picton on November 12, 2025. His vehicle was impounded for 45 days.
The OPP continues to enforce road safety through RIDE programs.
Written by Emily Chatwood
