An Oshawa resident faces an impaired driving charge following a boating collision on Belmont Lake, northeast of Peterborough, on Saturday night.
According to Peterborough County OPP, around 10 p.m. officers responded to a reported collision between two boats on Belmont Lake, located about 10 kilometres north of Havelock or 55 kilometres northeast of Peterborough in Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Township.
One passenger on one of the boats was taken to hospital with minor injuries, police said.
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OPP say one of the boat operators was determined to be under the influence of alcohol.
Llewellyn Sheppard, 35, of Oshawa, was arrested and charged with operation while impaired — blood-alcohol concentration (80-plus).
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