KAWARTHA LAKES-A 42-year-old Bethany area woman was arrested and had her car impounded shortly after 1:00 pm on Friday after Kawartha Lakes Police received several complaints about an impaired driver.
Kawartha Lakes Police say they were contacted by several members of the public regarding a suspected impaired driver on Friday November 17th. After receiving a vehicle description, an officer spotted the vehicle on Weldon Road and stopped and spoke with the female driver. Police say the officer suspected that the female had been drinking and requested that she provide a breath sample into a roadside screening device. The woman complied and allegedly registered a “fail” on the device. Police say she was taken to the station and provided samples of her breath that registered readings of almost three times the legal limit.
42-year-old Michelle Stewart of Bethany was charged with operating a vehicle with over the legal limit of alcohol in her blood. Her licence was suspended for 90 days, and her vehicle was impounded for seven days as a result of the charge.
