An officer with Ontario Provincial Police is facing the consequences after a guilty plea to an impaired driving charge. William Lucia pleaded guilty in an Orillia courtroom late last month to a charge of impaired driving with a blood alcohol level over the legal limit. Lucia submitted his guilty plea in front of Justice Christopher Diana on Oct. 27, for a driving incident that dates back to Aug. 28. According to Provincial Police, Lucia was stopped by officers on Line 5 North, between 15-16 Sideroad West and Old Barrie Road West in Oro-Medonte around 1 a.m. OPP say 43-year-old Lucia was off duty when he was arrested and charged with impaired driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus. Lucia, is an 18-year veteran of the OPP. His latest assignment was at OPP General Headquarters in Orillia. He has since been banned from driving for 12 months and is ordered to pay about $2,000 in fines. With files from CTV’s Mike Arsalides and Cheryl Browne.
