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York region man charged with impaired driving in City of Kawartha Lakes: OPP

City of Kawartha Lakes OPP charged a Mount Albert man with impaired driving on Sunday. File / Global News

A York region man faces impaired driving charges following a traffic complaint on Sunday.

According to the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP, officers responded to reports of a vehicle that was driving erractically, striking the shoulder of the road and crossing the centre line south of the village of Kinmount.

Read more: 2 charged with impaired driving on weekend in Peterborough County: OPP

Officers located the suspect vehicle on Monck Road near Pinery Road. They determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

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James Hubbard, 58, of Mount Albert, Ont., was charged with operation while impaired — alcohol and drugs; operation while impaired — blood-alcohol concentration (80-plus); and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Jan. 7, 2021.

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