City of Kawartha Lakes man charged with impaired driving following weekend collision

A City of Kawartha Lakes man is facing several charges, including impaired driving, following a collision on Sunday.

OPP say officers responded to a two-vehicle collision on Kawartha Lakes Road 36 (Highway 36) north of Four Points Road, just a few kilometres northeast of Lindsay.

Police say their initial investigation determined the driver had been passing other vehicles in an “aggressive manner” prior to the collision.

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OPP say officers found an open bottle of alcohol in the vehicle and a small quantity of cannabis on the driver.

Steven Constancia, 36, of the City of Kawartha Lakes was arrested and charged with operation while impaired, failure or refusal to comply with a demand, driving a vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Nov. 5, OPP said Monday.