Police in Peterborough, Ont., made a pair of impaired driving arrests on Saturday, including one following a crash into a light pole.
That incident occurred around 2:20 a.m. in the area of Ashburnham Drive, when Peterborough Police Service officers responded to a reported crash. An officer found a vehicle that had struck a concrete-based light pole, knocking down hydro lines.
No injuries were reported.
The road was closed for several hours while the pole and hydro lines were repaired, police said.
A 24-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).
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Drug-impaired arrest
Around 3 p.m., officers stopped a vehicle in the area of Dalhousie and George streets and determined the driver was under the influence of drugs.
A 43-year-old GTA man was charged with impaired driving (drugs).
He was issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
In both incidents, police say the driver was also issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
Both drivers were released on undertakings. The Peterborough man will appear in court on Sept. 5; the GTA man is scheduled to appear on Sept. 12.
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