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Crash into parked vehicle leads to impaired driving arrest: Peterborough County OPP

A Peterborough man faces impaired driving charges following a crash in a business parking lot in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township on Oct. 24, 2023. The Canadian Press file

A Peterborough, Ont., man faces impaired driving charges following an incident at a business east of the city on Tuesday morning.

According to Peterborough County OPP, around 8:30 a.m., officers received a complaint of a vehicle in a business parking lot in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township where they suspected the driver was impaired.

OPP say a short time later, a second complainant reported that the same vehicle reported in the first call had struck a parking vehicle after leaving the business.

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Officers attended the area and located the suspect vehicle. OPP say they determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

A 29-year-old man from Peterborough was charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).

His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

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He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Nov. 28.

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