A Hamilton, Ont., resident faces an impaired driving charges following an incident in Lindsay early Friday.
According to the City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service, around 2:12 a.m. officers responded to reports of an unwanted person who was banging on the door of a residence on Huron Street.
When police arrived, they found a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway with the driver asleep at the steering wheel.
Officers determined the driver was impaired by alcohol and placed him under arrest.
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Carols Orellana, 41, of Hamilton, was charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and drugs and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).
He was later released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Oct. 13.
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