Suspended driver charged with impaired driving following collision in City of Kawartha Lakes: OPP

A City of Kawartha Lakes resident faces impaired driving charges following a collision on Wednesday.

According to OPP, officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Pigeon Lake Road and discovered one vehicle in a ditch.

Officers determined that the driver of the vehicle in the ditch was impaired by alcohol.

Ashley Budden, 30, of the City of Kawartha Lakes was arrested and charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration over 80 and driving while under suspension.

Budden was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Sept. 24, OPP stated Thursday.

1:01 Videos appear to show alleged impaired motorist driving erratically on Ottawa street, police pursuit