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Man charged with impaired driving after vehicle strikes house in Peterborough

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A Bridgenorth man is accused of impaired driving after an SUV struck a house in Peterborough on Thursday night – Apr 23, 2019

A Bridgenorth man has been charged with impaired driving following a vehicle collision into a house in Peterborough last week.

Peterborough Police Service said just after 9 p.m. on Thursday, officers responded to reports of an SUV which struck a vehicle and then a residence on Otonabee Drive.

Police say while officers spoke with the driver, they detected an odour of alcohol coming from the driver’s breath.

A subsequent breath test revealed the driver had more than the legal limit of alcohol in his system while operating a motor vehicle, police allege.

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The driver was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre for injuries and later released, police said.

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Lawrence Michael Loyst, 59, of Communication Road East, Bridgenorth, was charged with operation while impaired – blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus.

He was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and seven-day vehicle impoundment.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on May 15.

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