Impaired driving charges have been laid after Kingston police say a vehicle with a flat tire was seen driving on lawns in the city’s downtown.
Police say they received multiple calls about the same vehicle shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The first caller told police they saw a driver nearly hit a building on Stuart Street after watching the vehicle cross lawns in the area.
A second caller told police they had nearly been hit by the same vehicle as it headed down the wrong side of the road while heading into oncoming traffic on Albert Street near Princess Street.
Both callers told police the vehicle was driving on a flat tire.
Police say officers quickly found the suspect vehicle stopped in the middle of Albert Street with the driver sitting in it.
They say there was a jack under the car and it appeared the driver was getting ready to change the flat tire.
The driver was arrested and found to be nearly two times the legal limit of alcohol when tested, according to police.
A 23-year-old man from Mallorytown has been charged with impaired operation of a conveyance and impaired operation of a conveyance while exceeding blood alcohol concentration.
The accused’s driver’s licence has been automatically suspended for 90 days and he will face a one-year suspension if convicted, police say.
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