Police recruit charged with impaired driving in Aylmer

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A Niagara Regional police recruit has been charged with impaired in Aylmer.

Around 11:30 p.m. on June 18, an Aylmer police officer on patrol saw a vehicle swerving on the road.

After doing a traffic stop on Wellington Street, the officer suspected the driver had been consuming alcohol.

After doing a roadside screening test and failing, police said the driver was arrested and taken to the station for breath tests that were nearly double the legal limit.

A 27-year-old has been charged with impaired operation – 80 plus and the matter has been referred back to the Niagara Regional Police Service in relation to professional standards.