KAWARTHA LAKES-A teen is facing impaired driving charges after a crash in Lindsay on Thursday.
Police say a witness on Logie Street observed a truck collide with a lamp post after the vehicle been operated in an aggressive manner just before 8am. The truck sustained significant damage, but the driver fled from the area without notifying police of the collision according to police.
The witness continued to watch the vehicle and telephoned police to report the incident. Members of the Kawartha Lakes Police Service located the vehicle travelling on Mary Street. Officers stopped the vehicle to investigate the driver and arrested him after it was determined he was impaired by alcohol.
Charged with operation of a motor vehicle with more than 80mg of alcohol in his blood, impaired operation of a motor vehicle and several Highway Traffic Act offences is 18-year-old Sebastian Miller of Prescott.
