Man drives away from court minutes after judge prohibits him from driving: OPP

Authored by cp24.com and submitted by Tidaal

ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - Provincial police say they arrested a convicted drunk driver after he allegedly drove away from court - five minutes after a judge ordered him not to drive for a year.

Investigators say an officer was in the courthouse in Orangeville, Ont., for an unrelated matter on Thursday when he watched the judge deliver her sentence to the man.

They say that several minutes after that, the man got in his car and drove off.

Police say they were able to stop the accused.

The 35-year-old man from Mississauga, Ont., has been charged with operation while prohibited.

His vehicle was impounded for 45 days and he's to appear back in court on Sept. 30.

DMala on September 3rd, 2019 at 00:14 UTC »

Reminds me of taking my driving test. The school offered a "test-only" program where you could just do a quick warm-up lesson, then take the driving test in their car. When I went for my test, I got paired with one of the "test-only" people, an older guy getting his license for the first time. The teacher facepalmed so hard when we watched him drive up to the RMV and park his car.

gangler52 on September 2nd, 2019 at 23:08 UTC »

They impounded his car because he drove it home, but I'm sure if he'd just left his car in their parking lot they would've impounded it for that too.

Wonder if they give any kind of heads up for that sort of stuff. "Here's your court date oh and by the way you're probably not gonna wanna drive to the court when you come."

Ricky_Spannnish on September 2nd, 2019 at 23:02 UTC »

I did that once, when I was younger and really fucking stupid. I had a DUI. Drove myself to court thinking I’d get just a fine and a slap on the wrist. Got a 6 month license suspension (lucky no jail time). But I waited a while outside until I was sure the coast was clear, then got in my car and drove home. Like I said,I was young and really, really fucking stupid.