Driver's licence suspension set aside after applicant demonstrated eight months of abstinence and strong medical support.
The applicant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend his driver's licence due to alcohol dependence.
The applicant had suffered a medical event initially suspected to be a seizure but later attributed to alcohol withdrawal and electrolyte imbalance.
The Tribunal found that the applicant had been abstinent for eight months and had strong support from his family, family doctor, and church group.
The family doctor strongly supported reinstatement, noting the applicant was in excellent health and posed no danger on the road.
The Tribunal set aside the Registrar's decision to suspend the licence.
OLATOntario Licence Appeal TribunalJun 1, 2012
