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One from Thorold among 16 facing impaired-related offences in the region

Alleged offences took place between July 5 and July 18
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NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICE
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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.         

  • John Webb, 54 years, Fort Erie
  • Jonathan Sean Aaron Duplantis, 46 years, Niagara Falls
  • Vijesh Singh, 23 years, Niagara Falls
  • Austin James Rowley, 26 years, Niagara Falls
  • Lucas Gorden Rowlinson, 30 years, St. Catharines
  • Saravjit Singh, 20 years, Niagara Falls
  • Jasmine Jade Scott, 29 years, Thorold
  • Melanie Diane Walker, 37 years, Welland
  • Hailey Erica Smith, 34 years, Niagara Falls
  • Andrew Gordon, 53 years, St. Catharines
  • Nicole M Kieth, 55 years, St. Catharines
  • James Gerald Jacobs, 44 years, Fort Erie
  • Dennis Craig Parsons, 64 years, Niagara on the Lake
  • Christopher Lockhart, 53 years, St. Catharines
  • Divine Richard Fearson, 20 years, Brampton

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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