Impaired driver charged

On Friday March 24, 2023, at 12:45am while on patrol a Kawartha Lakes Police officer stopped a vehicle on Kent Street West in Lindsay, to investigate a traffic infraction. While speaking to the driver, the officer observed signs of impairment. The driver provided a breath sample into an approved screening device and failed. 18-year-old Toronto man is charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus. The accused will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on May 4, 2023.