Police in Cobourg, Ont., report several arrests for impaired driving or driving while suspended over the past week.
On Tuesday at around 11:10 a.m., Cobourg Police Service officers respond to reports of an unconscious driver in a vehicle in a parking lot in the area of Elgin St. East.
Officers located a man in the driver’s seat with the vehicle idling. Police determined the man was impaired by alcohol.
A 31-year-old man from Harwood, Ont. was charged with one count each of impaired driving (alcohol) and having care or control of a vehicle with an open container of liquor.
He was later released on an undertaking with a future court date.
RIDE check arrests
On Dec. 30 at around 10:40 p.m., officers were conducting a Festive RIDE program in the area of Division and Station streets when they stopped a driver.
Police say the driver showed signs of impairment and was taken to the police station where he provided breath samples.
A 61-year-old man from Baltimore, Ont., was charged with impaired driving (alcohol), driving a motor vehicle without a licence, and failing to surrender an insurance card.
He was released on an undertaking with a future court date.
Police say during the ride check, officers also arrested two people for driving while under suspension.
A 34-year-old Baltimore woman was charged with driving under suspension and operating a motor vehicle on a highway with no insurance. The car was towed from the scene.
Around 1:50 a.m. on Dec. 31, a 49-year-old man from Gores Landing, Ont., was charged with driving while under suspension, driving a vehicle without a permit, improperly displaying a licence plate, and operating an unsafe vehicle.
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