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Three People Charged With Impaired Driving Within Five Hours In Kawartha Lakes

KAWARTHA LAKES-Three people were charged with impaired driving within five hours in the City Of Kawartha Lakes recently.

At approximately 7:30p.m on July 12, City Of Kawartha Lakes OPP oficers conducted a traffic stop at Warner Gate Street and O’Neill Street in Lindsay, for a vehicle that was allegedly driving erratically.

39-year-old Sean McLellan from Janetville was charged with

–         Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

–         Driver fail to surrender licence

At approximately 10:00p.m, officers say they located a vehicle on West Street South in Fenelon Falls without proper headlights.  Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle Francois Belanger, 58 years old from Fenelon Falls was arrested and charged with

–         Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration ( 80plus)

–         Drive without proper headlights- motor vehicle

At approximately 11:00p.m, Officers responded to a call for a possible impaired driver in Fenelon Falls. Officers arrived on scene and located the vehicle, stationary in a parking lot with music playing and a male occupant sitting in the driver’s seat. Through investigation, Bradley Pataky, 48 years old, from Peterborough, was arrested and charged with

–         Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

–         Operation while impaired- alcohol and drugs

–         Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available

–         Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available.

All three drivers received a 90-day licence suspension, and the motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days.

They were released from custody with conditions and will appear in court at a future date.

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