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Peterborough police make weekend impaired driving arrests

Peterborough police made two impaired driving arrests on Sunday, March 6, 2022. The Canadian Press file

Peterborough police made a pair of impairing driving arrests on Sunday.

In the first incident around 2:30 a.m., a Peterborough Police Service officer on general patrol was going through a green light at Hunter Street and Aylmer Street when a car heading northbound went through the red light swerved behind the patrol and continued on.

The officer followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

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A 19-year-old man from Ennismore, Ont., was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).

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He was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on March 30.

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No licence for driver

Then around midnight on Sunday, an officer on general patrol saw a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed in a 50 km/h zone.

Police say the officer attempted a traffic stop but the vehicle continued before going over a curb and coming to a stop. The officer determined the driver was impaired.

A 21-year-old Curve Lake First Nation man was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus), and driving without a permit, a licence and insurance.

The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on March 31.

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