Impaired driving charges laid following a single vehicle collision
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a collision on County Road 8 by Cable Road and arrested an impaired driver.
On Wednesday Sept. 2, at approximately 9 p.m. officers were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision where the vehicle was in the ditch, rolled over on County Road 8 near Cable Road in Verulam Township. The driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving-related offences under the Criminal Code of Canada.
Colin Mitchell, a 32-year-old from Bobcaygeon, was charged with:
- Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
- Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay at a later date. The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
