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Teenager charged with impaired driving

A 19-year-old from Coe Hill has been charged with impaired driving.

The Coe Hill resident was charged after the Bancroft OPP responded to a call of a vehicle rolling over on Highway 620 in Wollaston Township.

Officers from the local detachment arrived at the scene shortly after 3 AM on August 2nd. Officers concluded that the vehicle drove off the road, then came back on, before rolling over. The teenager behind the wheel was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The accused was placed under arrest at the hospital.

The driver has been charged with operation while impaired, operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration 80 plus, novice driver – blood alcohol concentration above zero, and drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit.

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The person’s license has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle being driven has been impounded for seven days.

A court appearance for the driver is scheduled for August 25th in Bancroft.

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