Oshawa driver swerves into oncoming lane in Midland, catches impaired charge
Published February 21, 2023 at 4:03 pm
A man from Oshawa has been charged with impaired driving after reportedly swerving into the oncoming lane.
According to the OPP, an officer was driving down Hugel Ave. in Midland, a town on the coast of Georgian Bay, shortly after 1 a.m. on Feb. 20.
He spotted a car swerve onto the shoulder of the road, which runs through the centre of town, before overcorrecting and entering the oncoming lane.
The officer pulled the car over in a parking lot near the intersection of Hugel Ave. and County Rd. 93, home to a large commercial district.
In speaking with the driver, age 26, the officer concluded he was impaired. As a result, the driver was charged with driving impaired, driving with a blood alcohol content over 80 and breach of probation.
He will appear in a Midland courtroom on Mar. 2.
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