Two Peterborough Men Arrested On Impaired Driving Charges In Separate Incidents
/Two Peterborough men have been arrested and charged with impaired driving in separate incidents that occurred on Tuesday morning.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
A 22-year-old Peterborough man is facing charges after a single-vehicle collision.
At roughly 1:40 a.m., the Peterborough Police Service received a couple of calls about a vehicle in the ditch in the area of Monaghan Road and Parkhill Road. They located a vehicle with front end damage parked facing the wrong way on Monaghan Road. Upon speaking with the driver, officers noticed signs of impairment and learned the driver’s license had been cancelled.
The man was arrested and charged with:
Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Drive motor vehicle- no licence (Highway Traffic Act)
The accused was issued an automatic 90-day license suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 28.
An 18-year-old Peterborough man is facing impaired charges after a collision.
At roughly 4:30 a.m., the Peterborough Police Service received calls about a collision in the Hunter Street East and Driscoll Terrace area. Officers learned that a vehicle had struck a parked vehicle and flipped over but no injuries were sustained. In speaking with the driver, officers noticed signs of impairment. Hunter Street was closed for about an hour while the cars were removed.
The man was arrested and charged with:
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Novice Driver B.A.C Above zero (Highway Traffic Act)
Careless Driving (Highway Traffic Act)
Fail to Notify change of address – license (Highway Traffic Act)
