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Driver going wrong way in roundabout faces impaired charges

Collingwood man, 22, gets second impaired driving charge in three months
2021-05-20-opp-cruiser

Provincial police arrested and charged a Collingwood driver found circling a roundabout in the wrong direction. 

According to a news release from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP, officers spotted the vehicle going the wrong way and pulled it over on Nov. 4 just before midnight. 

"During the traffic stop, the officer suspected that the driver had consumed alcohol. An approved screening device breath sample was completed roadside and ultimately lead to a fail," states the news release. 

The driver, a 22 year-old Collingwood man, was transported to detachment for a breath test where police say it was determined his blood-alcohol concentration was 1.5 times the legal limit.

Police confirmed the same man was arrested on Aug. 4 and charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision. 

The latest charges include one count of operation while impaired (alcohol and drugs) and one count of operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration over 80. He was also charged under the Highway Traffic Act for driving a vehicle without a licence. 

The accused received a 90-day driver's licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.