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60-year-old man charged with impaired driving in Innisfil: police

A 60-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving in Innisfil. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

A 60-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after he failed a roadside screening device test in Innisfil on Wednesday, police say.

A South Simcoe police officer conducted a traffic stop in the 9th Line and Sideroad 25 area around 3:30 p.m. and alleged the driver showed signs of impairment.

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Police arrested the driver and took him to the police station where further tests resulted in readings of three times the legal alcohol limit.

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The man’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days, officers add.

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The man was released with a future court date.

 

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