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Odessa woman accused of driving drunk across Kingston soccer field to get to bar: police

Kingston police say a woman drove impaired over a soccer field near the Invista Centre in order to get to a nearby bar. Global News Kingston

Police say a woman allegedly drove across a Kingston soccer field in order to make it to the bar while she was already drunk.

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On Oct. 2, around 11 p.m., police were called to Kingston’s Invista Centre on Gardiners Road, because witnesses said they saw someone in a car driving over a concrete curb and across the centre’s soccer field.

Police then found a vehicle parked sideways across two accessible spaces at a nearby bar. Police say the vehicle had grass jammed in its front end.

According to a police press release, the woman was then found in the bar, allegedly impaired by alcohol.

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She was then arrested, and police say she had a blood-alcohol level three and a half times over the legal limit.

A 34-year-old Odessa woman was charged with impaired driving and operating a vehicle with over 80 milligrams of alcohol.

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She was released on bail and will appear in court at an undisclosed date.

Police say her driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and she could face a one-year suspension if convicted. The vehicle was also seized and impounded for seven days, and the woman will be responsible for all fees and fines.

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