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Man charged with impaired driving in highway crash in City of Kawartha Lakes

A Clarington man has been charged with impaired driving following a crash near Omemee.
A Clarington man has been charged with impaired driving following a crash near Omemee. Getty Images
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A Clarington, Ont., man faces impaired driving charges following a crash in the City of Kawartha Lakes on Sunday.

OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 7 near Mount Horeb Road just west of the village of Omemee.

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Police say an officer determined the driver had been consuming alcohol.

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Myles Robertson, 27, of Clarington, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration 80 plus.

The vehicle was towed from the scene.

He was released and will appear in court in Lindsay on March 21.

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