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Niagara Police charge 23 drivers with impaired-related offences

Alleged offences took place between July 19 and Aug. 8, 2021
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NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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In an effort to bring further attention and deterrence to driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the Niagara Regional Police Service will be reporting the names of those people who are charged with an alleged criminal impaired driving offence in the Region.                

In addition to being charged, these individuals 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. The public is encouraged to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service Traffic Safety Hotline or Crime Stoppers to report those who are driving in contravention of the suspension.                                              

The following individuals 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.           

  • Marais K. C. Walpole 22 years, Lowbanks
  • Roger J. Jongerden 30 years, West Lincoln
  • Jenna F. Morris 31 years, St. Catharines
  • Kelly A. Reid 45 years, Burlington
  • Jeffrey S. McQueen 56 years, Niagara Falls
  • Kimberly S. Danna, 33 years, Buffalo NY
  • Nadine S. Guppy 40 years, St. Catharines
  • Michael R. Stickland 26 years, Fort Erie
  • Stephen J. Cymba 31 years, Niagara Falls
  • Feisal A. Ali 31 years, Toronto
  • Ryan M. Labelle 22 years, Niagara Falls
  • Bonnie A. Friesen 45 years, Pelham
  • Simon A. Pena 50 years, Niagara-on-the-Lake
  • Michael Blackmon 34 years, Buffalo NY
  • Erin Saudelli 25 years, Grimsby
  • Demian Zubiri Alvarez 37 years, North York
  • Tyler J. Van Gelder 39 years, St. Catharines
  • Haydn Q. Deruiter 25 years, Port Colborne
  • Scott W. Palman 51 years, Fort Erie
  • Brent V. M. Staats 37 years, no fixed abode
  • Ashley V. S. Lepera 29 years, no fixed abode
  • Joshua B. J. Nugteren 25 years, St. Catharines
  • Kyle K. Cook 32 years, Schomberg

The Niagara Regional Police Service 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.

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