Oakville Beaver, 24 Mar 2016, p. 3

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Halton police lay 11 impaired driving charges in 72 hours Halton police were busy last weekend removing 11 alleged impaired drivers from the Region's roads. The first arrest occurred Friday at approximately 8:20 p.m. in Oakville. A 40-year-old woman was involved in a motor vehicle collision. Police arrested her for impaired driving. Twenty minutes later police responded to a citizen's complaint of a possible impaired driver northbound on Brant Street near Upper Middle Road in Burlington. Police attended the registered owner's residence and observed a man exiting his vehicle. He was arrested for impaired driving. The third arrest occurred in Oakville at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Saturday. A vehicle struck a hydro pole on Lakeshore Road in the Maurice Drive area of Oakville. Police attended and arrested the 22-year-old male driver for impaired by drug operation of a motor vehicle. Saturday night, police in Burlington arrested six impaired drivers. Four were involved in collisions. The remaining two were called in to police by citizens. One driver attempted to walk away from the scene, but was prevented from doing do by citizens who witnessed the collision. Police in Oakville received a call for a collision in the area of Bayshire Drive and Summerhill Crescent. A vehicle struck a parked car and police allege the driver fled the scene. He was located at his residence a short distance away. A 40-year-old man was arrested for impaired driving. The 11th impaired arrest occurred in Burlington. Staff at the Plains Road McDonald's observed a customer passed out behind the wheel while in the drive-through. They contacted police but he left prior to police arrival. Police attended his residence and arrested a 37-year-old Burlington man. Four drivers were also arrested on St. Patrick's Day, totaling 15 in four days. Police thank citizens Halton Regional Police thanked the many citizens who continue who report impaired drivers; you can report suspected impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1 when it is safe to do so, and report the vehicle description, licence plate, direction of travel and a description of the driver. "Traffic crimes cost society more, devastate more Canadian families, and inflict more physical insult than all other criminal offences combined," according to Halton police media relations officer Sgt. Andy Dennis. 3 | Thursday, March 24, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Incorrect information was placed in the subheadline of the guest column, Delivering clean technology investment to Oakville firms, in the Thursday, March 17 edition of the Oakville Beaver. The correct value of the investment is a $7.1-million investment to local firms, which is from federal funding. The Beaver regrets the errors and inconvenience it may have caused. Correction inside today's Spotlight Travel Health Beaver www.insideHALTON.com 6 34 36 Arts Sports Classified 38 40 43 For home delivery & customer service call 905-631-6095, 5300 Harvester Rd., Burlington New subscriptions call 905-631-6095 or subscribe online at www.oakvillebeaver.com Pharmasave, Metro, Home Hardware, Rona, Corbeil, Real Canadian Superstore, No Frills, Lowes Canada, Food Basics, Royal Windsor Pub & Eatery, Home Furnishing Trading, Hudson's Bay Co., National Sports, Home Outfitters, Fortinos, Maritime Travel, Bouclair, Globo Shoes, The Brick, The Source, Canadian Tire, Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, JYSK Bed & Bath, Sears, Petsmart, Sport Chek, Best Buy, Brick Mattress, Rexall Pharma Plus, Leon's Furniture, FreshCo, Sobeys, TruGreen SAT., MARCH 26 · 10 AM - 4 PM Easter Bazaar FREE ADMISSION *All flyers not necessarily delivered to all homes · homemade ukraInIan food · hoT LunCh · home-baked goods · Vendors Fun for the whole family 300 river oaks blvd. e. at trafalgar, oakville 905.337.1400 St. JoSeph'S Ukrainian CatholiC ChUrCh sjucc.ca

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