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Witness call leads to arrest of Peterborough man for impaired driving

A Peterborough man is accused of driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system on Thursday night.
A Peterborough man is accused of driving with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system on Thursday night. Global News

Police credit a call from a concerned citizen for leading to the arrest of a Peterborough man on impaired driving charges Thursday night.

Shortly before 9 p.m., Peterborough police received a call about a possible impaired driver in a Lansdowne Street West parking lot. Officers responded and located the suspect vehicle and a driver parked in front of a restaurant.

Police say while speaking to the driver, they detected an odour of alcohol on the man’s breath. A subsequent breath test revealed the driver had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system while operating a motor vehicle.

Cameron Jonathan Truchan, 36, of Braidwood Ave. in Peterborough was arrested and charged with operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 and operation while impaired by alcohol.

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His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.

He was released and will appear in court on April 18.

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