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Woman charged with impaired driving after drinking at Muskoka establishment, not taking taxi

Police say they received a report from a member of the public after the woman was encouraged to take a taxi home but didn't. Global News file

A 65-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving after she drank alcohol at a Muskoka establishment and drove away in her vehicle, Bracebridge OPP say.

Police say they received a report from a member of the public after the woman was encouraged to take a taxi home but didn’t.

Officers found the vehicle and arrested and charged Elizabeth Hayes, 65, from Muskoka Lakes, Ont.

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Hayes’ vehicle was impounded and her driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.

She will appear in Bracebridge court at the end of October.

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