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Lakefield teen charged with impaired driving after fleeing crash: Peterborough County OPP

Peterborough County OPP arrested a teenage driver for impaired driving following a crash on Sept. 10, 2022. Global News

A teenager from Lakefield, Ont., is facing multiple charges including impaired driving following a crash south of the village on Saturday.

Peterborough County OPP say around 12:30 p.m., officers responded to a report that a vehicle had left the roadway along County Road 32 near the Rotary Greenway Trail in Douro-Dummer Township.

The complainant told police the driver and a passenger fled the scene on foot.

Officers found the driver at a nearby residence and determined the individual was under the influence of alcohol.

The 17-year-old driver Lakefield was charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and drugs and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus) and one count each of novice driver blood-alcohol concentration above zero and failure to remain at the scene of an accident.

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No injuries were reported.

Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, the name of the accused cannot be released.

The teen is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Oct. 24.

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