Impaired charge for Newmarket man after winding up in Bradford rock pile

A 54-year-old Newmarket man escaped injury but is facing impaired driving charges after veering into a construction zone and winding up on an eight-foot rock pile.

South Simcoe Police Service officers received a call about a possible impaired driver at Line 5 and Hwy. 400 in Bradford West Gwillimbury around 11 p.m. Thursday, July 12.

Responding officers found a van on its side and wedged on top of an approximately eight feet high pile of rocks used for road construction, police said.

The driver wasn’t injured but posted blood alcohol readings of nearly three times the legal limit when tested, according to police.

He was charged with impaired driving and over 80. He will appear in court at the end of the month.

“Sadly, we continue to arrest impaired drivers in our communities,” Sue Sgambati, South Simcoe Police spokesperson, said.

“People are still not getting the message that driving drunk is a dangerous gamble that can have very tragic results.  However, we are encouraged by the number of good citizens who are calling us to report suspected impaired drivers, as was the case in this incident and we thank them for their ongoing support and assistance as we continue our shared responsibility to road safety.”

Collingwood DJ looking to make a difference through hip hop

By day, Lucio De Rose is a personal support worker, helping seniors in South Georgian Bay.

When the lights go down, the 28-year-old Collingwood man becomes DJ Primary Sources, a hip hop DJ.

De Rose will be showing his skills at a hip hop show called Man vs. Machine on Aug. 15 at Jozos at Blue Mountain Village at 9 p.m.

The show will feature accomplished rapper and Juno nominated Fresh Kils as well as other hip hop acts including OBM and Vokal Legend.

Always a fan of hip hop music, DeRose got the bug to DJ five years ago.

“I needed a release, always listened to hip hop, and saw there was a lack of respect for the hip hop and DJ communities,” he said. “I started to drive the two hours weekly (to Toronto) to attend every hip hop show I could make.”

He said he networked and built contacts in the hip hop world in Ontario, Canada and worldwide. He realized there was an opportunity for him to travel while doing something he loved.

He soon connected with promoters in Toronto and started performing at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto.

While hip-hop has grown to do big business around the world, De Rose said there are many new artists burgeoning below the surface.

“Canadian and underground hip hop has been hidden from most people’s ears for a long time,” he said. “We are just like any other struggling artists. Recently they have opened an art exhibition at the McMicheal art gallery showcasing Canadian hip hop. This is very important as (hip hop) needs it’s proper place in history.”

De Rose said one of his goals is to bring about change with his music.

“Substance is what I am trying to bring and what inspired me about hip hop,” he said. “I love Margaret Atwood and she believes art without a message is pointless. I feel very similar about hip hop. Hip hop has tried to change the world for the better multiple times.”

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