Police made a couple of impaired driving arrests in the Peterborough area over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
Peterborough County OPP say that at around 10:45 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a traffic complaint on Hwy. 7 just east of Peterborough in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township.
Officers located the vehicle in a gas station parking lot and determined the driver was under the influence of alcohol.
Shayne Fertile, 20, of Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).
OPP say the Fertile’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
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Fertile was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Nov. 15.
Arrest in Lindsay
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service on Friday responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in Lindsay.
Police say officers located the vehicle in a parking lot on Kent Street West. The investigation determined the driver was impaired.
Mary McCann, 40, of Lindsay, was charged with one count of impaired driving (blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus.)
She was later released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on Nov. 10.
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