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Impaired driving blamed for 2 vehicle collision on The Parkway in Peterborough

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Impaired driving charges laid after 2 vehicle crash on The Parkway in Peterborough
A section of The Parkway was temporarily closed to traffic in both directions following a two vehicle crash on Monday night in Peterborough, Ont – Aug 8, 2023

Impaired driving charges were laid following a  two-vehicle crash Monday night on The Parkway in Peterborough, Ont.

Emergency crews responded just before 11 p.m. to the scene involving two cars just north of Lansdowne Street. A section of The Parkway was closed for the investigation and cleanup.

Paramedics treated one driver at the scene before taking them to hospital for further treatment.

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Police say the other driver was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. Open alcohol was also found in the vehicle.

A 23-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus) and one count each of driving a vehicle with an open container of liquor, driving a vehicle with liquor readily available and failure to sign a driver’s licence in ink.

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He was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Sept. 5, police said Tuesday.

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