Impaired charge for novice driver after found asleep in vehicle: City of Kawartha Lakes OPP

A Scugog, Ont., man faces an impaired driving charge following an incident in the City of Kawartha Lakes early Friday.

According to OPP, officers around 6 a.m. responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Tracey’s Hill Road and Sturgeon Road near the community of Downeyville where they located a parked vehicle. Police say a man was found asleep in the driver’s seat.

Police determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

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Wyatt Stinson, 25, of Scugog, was arrested and charged with impaired driving with a blood-alcohol concentration over 80.

He was additionally charged with being a novice driver with a BAC above zero, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on April 15.

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