Police say an impaired driver was taken off the road in West Perth last weekend.
Just after 9:30 Saturday night, Perth County OPP say they stopped a vehicle travelling on St. George Street in Mitchell.
While speaking with the driver, officers formed the opinion that they had consumed alcohol and police say a Roadside Screening Device test was conducted which resulted in a fail.
The driver was arrested and brought to a local OPP operations centre for further testing and during the course of the investigation, a passenger in the vehicle reported an assault that had happened earlier in the day.
As a result, a 28-year-old Newmarket resident has been charged with Assault – Spousal and Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus).
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and 7-day Vehicle Impoundment were given to the driver as well.
