Kawartha Lakes OPP make 3 impaired driving arrests in 3-hour span

OPP successful nan City of Kawartha Lakes made 3 impaired driving arrests successful a span of 3 hours pinch 2 incidents involving crashes connected Friday evening.

The first incident, astir 7:30 p.m., progressive a collision astatine Highway 7 and Dew Drop Inn Road successful Lindsay. Police opportunity 2 group successful a car were transported to Ross Memorial Hospital pinch insignificant injuries.

The driver of nan car, a 27-year-old man from Minden, Ont., was arrested and charged pinch cognition while impaired (blood-alcohol attraction 80-plus). His conveyance was besides impounded for 7 days and his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days. He will look successful tribunal successful Lindsay astatine a later date.

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An hr later, OPP responded to a study of a suspected impaired driver travelling on County Road 121 adjacent nan colony of Kinmount. The conveyance was located and nan driver was wished to beryllium impaired.

A 39-year-old man from Bowmanville, Ont., was arrested and charged pinch cognition while impaired (blood-alcohol attraction 80-plus) and driving while nether suspension. He was held successful custody for a bail proceeding successful Lindsay.

Then astir 9:30 p.m., OPP and emergency crews responded to a clang of a minivan connected Highway 7 adjacent Mount Horeb Road, conscionable westbound of Omemee.

The driver, a 72-year-old man from Omemee, was charged pinch 2 counts of cognition while impaired (alcohol and drugs, and blood-alcohol attraction 80-plus). His licence was suspended for 90 days and nan conveyance impounded for 7 days.