Police in Owen Sound charged two different people with impaired driving overnight. In the first incident around 9:20 p.m. Saturday, May 14th, an officer saw a pickup truck pull out from a driveway on 10th Street West, drive across three lanes of traffic and into the path of her cruiser. The officer was able to take evasive action to avoid a collision.
The driver was arrested at the roadside. Police say a 32-year-old man from Wasaga Beach had two and a half times more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. The driver had three passengers in the truck, including two children.
He faces a charge of driving while in excess of the legal limit of alcohol. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for seven days.
In the second incident just before 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver was seen going through a red light at the corner of 9th Street and 2nd Avenue East in Owen Sound. An officer stopped the car shortly afterward.
A 29-year-old woman from Owen Sound is charged with driving while in excess of the legal limit of alcohol. She was the only person in the car. Her licence was also suspended for 90 days, and her car impounded for a week.
