Police in Peterborough say a call from a concerned citizen led to an impaired driving arrest in the parking lot of a Lansdowne Street West store on Tuesday morning.
According to the Peterborough Police Service, shortly after 11 a.m., a witness called claiming an intoxicated man was exiting a store and entering a vehicle in the parking lot.
Officers arrived at the scene and reportedly found the suspect vehicle still in the parking lot with its engine running and a lone occupant in the driver’s seat.
While speaking with the driver, police say officers detected an odour of alcohol coming from the driver’s breath. Police allege a subsequent breath test revealed the driver had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system while operating a motor vehicle.
Joshua Jay Malarczuk, 46, of Valley Road in Stouffville, Ont., was arrested and charged with operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration of 80-plus and operation while impaired by alcohol.
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The accused was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on July 8.
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