GEORGETOWN, P.E.I. — A 30-year-old Montague man made no effort to sugarcoat his decision to drive while impaired.
“I broke the law – simple as that," Tyler Alan Haight said in provincial court.
Haight pleaded guilty to having a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance.
When stopped on Sept. 26 in New Perth at an RCMP check point, he admitted to having consumed a few drinks an hour earlier.
Haight has a previous impaired driving conviction dating back to 2011.
He was sentenced on his latest conviction to 12 days in jail, fined $1,000 and ordered to pay $300 towards the victims of crime fund.
Haight is also prohibited from driving for one year and 12 days.
He was one of three impaired driving cases Chief Judge Nancy Orr dealt with Thursday in provincial court in Georgetown.
Orr also sentenced a 65-year-old P.E.I. man who was impaired by alcohol when he drove to get his licence renewed.
Ronald Otis Jackson of Montague pleaded guilty to having a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance.
Jackson was stopped by police around 9 a.m. on Aug. 14 in Montague. He had been drinking heavily the night before, court heard, and was still over the legal limit.
His lawyer noted Jackson has not taken any steps to address a possible problem with alcohol.
Jackson agreed with Orr’s suggestion that two impaired driving convictions in fewer than two years suggests a problem.
“I do think it’s worth looking into if there is a problem, sir,’’ she added after sentencing Jackson to 60 days in jail.
Jackson will be on probation for 18 months after serving his sentence. He was also ordered to pay $100 towards the victims of crime fund and to perform 100 hours of community service work. In addition, he is prohibited from driving for two years and 60 days.
Orr also sentenced a 52-year-old Montague man with a history of impaired driving to nine days in jail for once again choosing to drive drunk.
Peter John Ansems pleaded guilty in provincial court to having a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood within two hours after ceasing to operate a conveyance.
Ansems was reported yelling at people as he drove around Montague on Dec. 29.
Police observed Ansems having glossy eyes and a strong smell of alcohol on his breath. Ansems was slurring his words, and his vehicle was filled with beer cans.
In addition to being handed a short stint in jail, Ansems was fined $1,500 and ordered to pay $450 to the victims of crime fund.
He is prohibited from driving for one year and nine days.
