Menu

Topics

Connect

Comments

Comments closed.

Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.

Please see our Commenting Policy for more.

Suspended driver charged with impaired driving in Cobourg: police

A driver in Cobourg, Ont., is now facing impaired driving and other charges. Global Peterborough file

A Cobourg, Ont., resident with a suspended licence was charged with impaired driving on Thursday.

Story continues below advertisement

According to the Cobourg Police Service, around 8:50 p.m., officers attended a west-end neighbourhood for reports a vehicle had stopped on the roadway.

The subsequent investigation revealed the driver was under suspension and under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Shannon Murphy, 42, of Cobourg, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired, operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration of 80-plus, driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor readily available and two counts of driving while under suspension.

The daily email you need for Peterborough's top news stories.

Murphy was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg in September, police said Friday.

Advertisement

You are viewing an Accelerated Mobile Webpage.

View Original Article