Youth driving an ATV lead to impaired driving charges
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were busy over the Civic Long Weekend, officers arrested and charged five impaired drivers in the region.
Saturday Aug. 1, at approximately 04:27 a.m., officers responded to reports of a youth riding an ATV on Highway 7A in Bethany. Through investigation, two drivers were arrested and charged with impaired driving-related offences under the Criminal Code of Canada and Highway Traffic Act offences.
Both ATV drivers were 17-year-olds, who cannot be named due to the provisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), of Millbrook and Fraserville were charged with:
- Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
- Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)
Additional charges under the Highway Traffic Act included:
- Young Driver BAC Above Zero
- Unlawfully Drive Off Road Vehicle on Highway
- Novice Driver BAC Above Zero
The accused are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay at a later date. The drivers licence was suspended for 90 days and the motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
