77-year-old repeat drunk driver from Gatineau with national driving bans arrested
A 77-year-old Gatineau man with over 20 previous impaired driving convictions was arrested Thursday for allegedly getting behind the wheel of a vehicle.
In a news release by Gatineau Police on Friday, officers say they intercepted a driver while he was in the parking lot of a business on Chemin de Masson on the east-end of the city.
The driver's car allegedly did not have a licence plate.
Police say the man was alone in his car and showed no signs of intoxication. An investigation discovered that he was banned nationally from driving a vehicle for the litany of impaired driving charges.
Police arrested Roger Murray, 77, of Gatineau shortly after 10:30 a.m. and he was taken to the station to appear on a charge of prohibited driving.
Murray is said to be on his eighth conviction of prohibited driving since 1998.
He will remain in custody until his appearance for a bail hearing.
In addition to the charges, he will receive violations of road safety codes relating to driver behaviour and registration as well as a vehicle impoundment of 30 days.
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