A Peterborough woman is facing impaired driving charges following a collision with a police cruiser on Tuesday night.
The Peterborough Police Service say that at around 10 p.m., a concerned motorist called 911 to report a suspected impaired driver travelling eastbound on Lansdowne Street near Monaghan Road.
The vehicle was reportedly going excessively slow, swerving and nearly striking several vehicles.
Officers were dispatched but at the same time, another officer was conducting a traffic stop on Lansdowne near Sherburne Street. Police say the suspect vehicle struck the police cruiser which had its emergency lights activated.
The officer conducted a traffic stop and noticed signs of impairment.
A 21-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with two counts of operation while impaired (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).
She was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
She was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on March 5.