A Cobourg woman faces impaired driving charges after police in Port Hope, Ont. conducted a traffic stop involving a taxi early Saturday.
Port Hope Police Service say around 1 a.m., an officer observed a taxi driving at a high rate of speed along Peter Street.
The officer stopped the taxi and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol. A passenger was in the taxi at the time of the stop.
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The passenger, who was determined to be a fare, was picked up by another cab company at the request of police.
The driver, Julie Marie Couvieu, 36, of Cobourg, was charged with impaired operation of a conveyance, impaired operation of conveyance – blood-alcohol concentration (80-plus) and operation of a vehicle while prohibited.
The vehicle was impounded at the scene, police said.
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She was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg at the end of January, police said.
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