Peterborough police make weekend impaired driving arrests

Police in Peterborough, Ont., made a pair of impaired driving arrests and conducted another Festive RIDE check on the weekend.

On Friday around 9 p.m., Peterborough Police Service officers responded to an employee’s report of a possible impaired driver in a drive-thru at a restaurant in the area of Lansdowne Street East and Willowcreek Boulevard. Officers located the vehicle and determined the driver was impaired.

A 20-year-old Campbellcroft, Ont., man was arrested and charged with one count of impaired driving (blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).

Around 2 a.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in the area of George and Westcott streets. Officers located the suspect vehicle and determined the driver was impaired.

A 52-year-old Lindsay, Ont.., man was arrested and charged with one count of impaired driving (blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).

In both incidents, the driver was issued a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.

Both individuals were released on undertakings and are scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Dec. 29.

In one other incident on Friday afternoon, police stopped a vehicle stopped at the intersection of Hunter and Rubidge streets. Officers learned that the driver had been passed out but had since woken up. Officers noticed obvious signs of impairment, however, the driver refused to provide a sample.

A 28-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with failure or refusal to comply with a demand.

Police note the charge carries the same penalties as an impaired charge. The accused was issued a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.

He was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 21.

The police service conducted a Festive RIDE check on the weekend that saw 197 vehicles checked on Friday.

Of the 197 drivers, three were administered an approved screening device (ASD) that saw two fail. One of the individuals received a three-day driver’s licence suspension, police report.

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