Vehicle rollover on Cornwall Road leads to drunk driving sentence for P.E.I. man

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — A P.E.I. man who drove off the Cornwall Street and rolled his automobile has been sentenced for drunk driving.

Ryan Frank Shreenan, 37, pleaded responsible on June 20 to impaired driving and was sentenced in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown.

Crown lawyer Lisa Goulden informed the courtroom that on Could 13 at round 5:30 p.m., police obtained a report {that a} automobile drove off the Cornwall Street and rolled over. When police arrived, they seen that the automobile’s airbags had been deployed and the motive force wasn’t on the scene. Police later discovered {that a} bystander drove the motive force dwelling. Police additionally spoke to a tow truck driver who confirmed that Shreenan – the registered proprietor – known as to have the automobile eliminated.

Police went to Shreenan’s dwelling and he admitted to police that he was the motive force. Shreenan additionally informed police that he was consuming alcohol previous to the accident, stated Goulden.

Shreenan was arrested and supplied two breathalyzer samples of 80 milligrams (mg) of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Because of this, Shreenan was charged with having a blood-alcohol focus of 80 mg or greater two hours after driving.

Goulden famous that Shreenan has a previous impaired driving conviction from 2006. For that offence, he had been sentenced to at some point in jail and a $900 effective.

For the Could 13 offence, Choose Nancy Orr sentenced Shreenan to 10 days in jail, a $1,000 effective and a $300 sufferer surcharge. As well as, Shreenan was banned for driving for one 12 months plus the time in jail.

Shreenan spoke briefly in courtroom and stated he was sorry for his actions. Shreenan added that he was embarrassed and upset in himself and made a poor determination that day that he nonetheless regrets.

Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. @terry_mcn