OPP in the City of Kawartha Lakes made two arrests for driving incidents involving alcohol on Saturday.
In one incident around 9:35 p.m, emergency crews responded to a single vehicle crash on Beacroft Road in the village of Little Britain, south of Lindsay. Police located a pickup truck which had left the roadway and had struck a tree.
The driver was determined to be impaired.
A 39-year-old man from Little Britain, was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and drugs and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).
The driver was also taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries, OPP reported.
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OPP say the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay at a future date.
Hwy. 7
Around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, officers located a car on the westbound shoulder of Hwy. 7 in the village of Omemee, east of Lindsay.
Police say officers launched an impaired driving investigation, leading to charges for the driver.
A 48-year-old man from Peterborough, Ont., was charged with having care and control of a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor, failure or refusal to comply with a demand, failure to surrender a licence, insurance card and a motor vehicle permit.
The vehicle was towed from the scene and impounded for seven days.
The man was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay at a future date.