NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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HUNTSVILLE - The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a 66-year-old male driver with impaired.
On Nov. 30, 2021 at approximately 8:20 a.m., members of the Huntsville OPP were dispatched to the parking lot of the Huntsville High School as a result of a complaint from a concerned citizen that a school bus driver was impaired.
On arrival, officers located the driver and while speaking with him detected an odour of cannabis along with other signs of impairment. A standardized field sobriety test (SFST) was conducted and the driver was transported to Huntsville detachment for further testing, including a drug recognition expert (DRE) evaluation.
As a result, David Butikofer of Huntsville, has been charged with:
• operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drug, contrary to section 320.14 (1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada
Butikofer was released from custody and is scheduled to appear on Jan. 19, 2022 in the Ontario Court of Justice Huntsville.
The Ontario Provincial Police is committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities.
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