Blair - Driving Under the Influence & Negligent Operation

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

Bellows Falls Police Department

170 Rockingham Street Bellows Falls VT

802-463-1234

  

 CASE #: 22BF000477                                               

 OFFICER: Cpl. Ian Tuttle & Ofc. Robert LaBelle               

 DATE/TIME:  03/11/2022 at approximately 0037 hours                                                                  

 LOCATION (specific): Wells St, Bellows Falls                   

 VIOLATION: Driving Under the Influence & Negligent Operation

 ACCUSED: John H. Blair Jr (age 36)                                               

 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Bellows Falls, Vermont  

 SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On March 11^th, 2022, at approximately 0037 hours, an officer with the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested John H. Blair Jr, age 36, of Bellows Falls, Vermont for driving under the influence and negligent operation.

 An officer observed several motor vehicle violations on a vehicle ultimately discovered to be driven by Blair. The officer caught up to and ultimately stopped the vehicle on Wells St. After meeting with Blair, the officer observed signs of impairment. Blair refused to perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and was arrested for suspicion of DUI and negligent operation.

 

Blair was transported to the Bellows Falls Police Department for the purpose of processing. At the completion, Blair was issued a citation to appear in Vermont Superior Court – Windham Criminal Division on 03/29/2022 to answer to the charges.