Crime

Man charged with drug-impaired driving following crash south of Peterborough: OPP

By Greg Davis Global News

Posted May 12, 2021 9:34 am

Updated August 30, 2023 4:30 pm

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Click to play video: 'Man charged with drug-impaired driving following crash south of Peterborough' — A man was charged with drug-impaired driving following a crash into a ditch on Galloway Road in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township on Tuesday afternoon – May 12, 2021

A man faces a drug-impaired driving charge following a crash south of Peterborough on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Peterborough County OPP, around 2:30 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle in a ditch on Galloway Road in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, a few kilometres south of the hamlet of Stewart Hall (about 15 kilometres south of the city).

Police say officers determined the uninjured driver was under the influence of drugs.

The driver of this single vehicle collision near Stewart Hall was taken into custody by #PtboOPP after going into the ditch around 3:00 p.m. Check back for more information as it becomes available #ptbonews pic.twitter.com/prhO0Vlc8t
— Harrison Perkins (@HaPerkins) May 11, 2021