Impaired driving charges: police wrestle with ‘exacting steps’ – Quarter of all cases in northeastern Ontario last year were dismissed, acquitted, stayed or withdrawn
CBC News (SUDBURY, ONTARIO)
A provincial police officer says proving impaired driving cases is increasingly difficult and time-consuming.
“There are twelve specific steps we must prove before we can even lay a charge in impaired ... and each one must be proved perfectly,” said OPP Inspector Mark Andrews.
“Unfortunately, because of this, the court procedure has become more a test of process than an actual test of whether that person's impaired or not.”