Editor's note: In January 2022, the criminal code charge was dropped as a result of the offender pleading to a lesser charge of Careless Driving
NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE
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On Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021 at approximately 10:54 p.m., South Simcoe Police Service officers responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver on Webster Boulevard in Innisfil. A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was arrested.
As a result of the investigation, Behnam Moradi was charged with operation while impaired - excess blood alcohol.
His licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for seven days. He was released with a future court date.
The South Simcoe Police Service would like to commend the citizens who called 911 to report these incidents. Thank you for working with us to make our communities safe. Impaired driving is the leading criminal cause of death and injury in Canada and is 100 per cent preventable if people make the right choice to drive sober.
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