Niagara Police names 14 people charged with DUI offences

The Niagara Regional Police Service has reported 14 names of people charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Niagara Region for the period June 15 to June 28, 2020.                

These drivers are also bound by a Ministry of Transportation 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle on a roadway.

In a release, Niagara Police said it encourages the public to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service Traffic Safety Hotline or Crime Stoppers to report anyone who drives in contravention of the suspensions.                                                                    

Niagara DUI charges

The following people have been charged criminally with impaired driving by alcohol or drugs, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 mgs or above of alcohol in 100 ml of blood, or refusing to provide a breath / blood sample.                          

Jacqueline E. READ 27 years, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Tyler J. KYLE 39 years, Welland

Lonnie J. DAVIS 28 years, Welland

Alexander M. KOLISNYK 22 years, Wainfleet

Norwood B. FARR 53 years, Lowbanks

Emily E. BRUHIER 43 years, St. Catharines

Douglas J. W. ESTEY 44 years, St. Catharines

Hilton P. WHYTE 52 years, St. Catharines

Douglas M. DOBROCKY 28 years, Pelham

Bosco I. EDWARDS 30 years, Scarborough

Amanda L. VRIEND 27 years, Wainfleet

Michael J. GILL 30 years, Port Colborne

Douglas R. MCPHERSON 70 years, North York

Christopher S. WEAGANT 29 years, Fort Erie

By publishing these names, Niagara Regional Police Service says it is committed to reducing impaired driving offences through education and the apprehension of offenders through enforcement programs like R.I.D.E.

Impaired driving is still the leading cause of criminal deaths in Canada and affects thousands of lives every year.