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
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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. Â Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle Francois Belanger, 58 years old from Fenelon Falls was arrested and charged with
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration ( 80plus)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Operation while impaired- alcohol and drugs
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
–Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 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.