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Near collision at RIDE stop leads to impaired driving arrest: Kawartha Lakes OPP

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP arrested a driver for impaired driving during a RIDE program conducted early on April 11, 2024. Central Region OPP/X

A Lindsay, Ont., woman faces multiple charges including impaired driving following an incident during an OPP Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere program stop early Thursday.

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP say around 12:40 a.m., officers were conducting the RIDE program on Highway 35 at Highway 7 when a vehicle approached police.

Police say the vehicle nearly caused a head-on collision.

OPP conducted a traffic stop and determined the driver was impaired.

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A 30-year-old woman from Lindsay was arrested and charged with two counts of operation while impaired (alcohol and drugs and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus), driving with cannabis and liquor both readily available, operating a vehicle without insurance and making an unsafe move onto a lane or shoulder.

The vehicle was also towed from the scene and impounded for seven days.

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She was released and is scheduled for a court appearance in Lindsay at a later date.

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