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Port Hope man charged with impaired driving on Hwy. 401

Northumberland OPP have charged a 75-year-old man with impaired driving following a traffic stop. Nathan Denette / The Canadian Press

A Port Hope man faces impaired driving charges following a traffic stop by OPP on Wednesday.

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Northumberland OPP say officers were notified of a driver allegedly tossing beer cans out of the window of a vehicle parked on the shoulder of the westbound lanes of Highway 401 near Cobourg around 3 p.m.

A witness also said the driver then began driving the vehicle and passing other vehicles on the shoulder of the highway.

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Officers located and stopped the vehicle on Highway 401 near Theatre Road near Port Hope, according to police.

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Michael Hussey, 75, of Port Hope, was arrested charged with operation while impaired by alcohol and drugs and operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration of 80-plus.

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He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg on July 3.

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