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Cobourg man accused of driving while prohibited

A Cobourg man faces several charges including driving while prohibited following a traffic stop on Monday. Global Peterborough file

A Cobourg man faces several charges, including driving while prohibited, following a traffic stop in the town on Monday morning.

The Cobourg Police Service says an officer observed a vehicle speeding in a Community Safety Zone in the town. The officer stopped the vehicle on Nickerson Drive.

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The investigation led to charges for the driver and the vehicle was impounded for 45 days.

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David Beesley, 47, was arrested and charged with:

  • Speeding
  • Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited
  • Failure to have validation on a licence plate
  • Driving a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device.

As a result, the vehicle was impounded for 45 days.

Beesley was released and will appear in court in Cobourg on March 6.

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