A man has been charged with impaired driving and drug possession after police say he was found passed out behind the wheel of a car found stopped and blocking an intersection in Napanee, Ont., on Wednesday afternoon.
Lennox and Addington OPP were called to the report of a vehicle blocking the intersection of Dundas Street West and Richmond Park Drive shortly after 1 p.m.
Police say paramedic services were already on scene checking the driver when officers arrived.
A 43-year-old man from Deseronto is charged with operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and drugs, as well as possession of a Schedule 1 substance in the form of opioids.
The accused’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in Napanee court April 2.