Peterborough Woman Facing Impaired Driving Charges After Swerving On Lansdowne Street and Struck Police Cruiser
/A 21-year-old Peterborough woman is facing impaired charges after an incident on Tuesday evening.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 10 p.m., a motorist called 9-1-1 regarding a possible impaired driver travelling eastbound on Lansdowne Street in the Monaghan Road area. Reports say the vehicle was going excessively slow, swerving and almost hit several vehicles.
Meanwhile, another officer was conducting a traffic stop in the eastbound lanes of Lansdowne Street near Sherburne Street. The police cruiser, with emergency lights activated, was struck by a vehicle matching the description of the possible impaired driver call. The officer was able to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle that had struck the cruiser. While speaking to the driver, the officer noticed signs of impairment.
The woman was arrested and charged with:
Operation while impaired - alcohol
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
