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Driver, 75, charged with impaired after vehicle ends up in ditch

Officer observed female outside vehicle requesting police assistance, male in driver's seat
Niagara-on-the-Lake Local Staff
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A 75-year-old Niagara-on-the-Lake resident has been charged with impaired driving after a Niagara Parks Police Service officer happened upon a vehicle in the ditch in the early hours of Monday morning.

The officer spotted the vehicle April 10 at around 1:45 a.m. while on patrol in the area of Niagara Stone Road and Concession Road 4 in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Police said the officer observed a female outside the vehicle requesting police assistance, and a male in the driver's seat.

Suspecting the driver was impaired, the officer conducted a breathalyzer test, which the driver failed, the police said in a news release.

The driver, whose name was not released, was charged with "impaired operation of a conveyance - exceed blood alcohol concentration" contrary to the Criminal Code.