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Man charged with impaired driving after vehicle found on front lawn of Lindsay-area home: police

A City of Kawartha Lakes man faces impaired driving charges after a vehicle was found on a front lawn near Lindsay. Global News

A City of Kawartha Lakes man faces impaired driving charges after police say a vehicle was found on the front lawn of a Lindsay-area home early Wednesday.

City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service says just before 3 a.m., a homeowner on Heights Road, just east of Lindsay, called police to report that he woke up to discover a vehicle had driven onto the home’s front lawn. The homeowner said the vehicle was stuck.

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Officers found the vehicle on the lawn and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

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Clinton Gibbings, 26, of the former Mariposa Township, has been charged with operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs and operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80.

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He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Feb. 20.

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