{"id":206919,"date":"2025-09-17T14:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/?p=206919"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:51:43","slug":"huntsville-man-charged-with-impaired-driving-at-ride-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/huntsville-man-charged-with-impaired-driving-at-ride-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Huntsville man charged with impaired driving at RIDE check"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On September 15, 2025, at 11:45 p.m., officers of the\u00a0Huntsville\u00a0OPP\u00a0were conducting a RIDE check for impaired drivers on Centre Street.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Officers observed a blue pickup truck travelling on Centre Street as it approached the checkpoint. Police detected an odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from the driver and an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a cup holder. Police had the driver perform a roadside test, which the driver failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result of the investigation, Zachary McDowell, 36 years old of&nbsp;Huntsville&nbsp;Ontario, has been charged with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Operation while impaired &#8211; alcohol &#8211; 80 plus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The accused is to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vehicle has been impounded for 7 days and the accused was also served a 90 Administrative Driver&#8217;s License Suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>From the Huntsville OPP<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 15, 2025, at 11:45 p.m., officers of the\u00a0Huntsville\u00a0OPP\u00a0were conducting a RIDE check for impaired drivers on Centre Street. 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