Ontario Provincial Police in Huron County say they have laid charges after a man was spotted allegedly driving a mobility scooter while impaired in Goderich over the weekend.
OPP say they were called in after a resident reported spotting the man riding the scooter on St. David Street, shortly after midnight on Jan. 7.
When officers arrived, police say they went on a search and found a suspect on Walnut Street and the mobility scooter abandoned on Walnut Street.
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The suspect was taken to the detachment where he allegedly blew over the legal limit, according to OPP.
OPP say a 56-year-old man from Goderich has been charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 Plus).
“The Huron OPP would like to remind the public that motorized mobility scooters are defined as motor vehicles under the Criminal Code of Canada,” a police release noted.
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