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Crash leads to impaired driving & drug possession charges: OPP
![Kawartha Lakes crash Provincial police attend the scene of a collision on Boundary Road in Kawartha Lakes, Ont., on Sat., Feb. 24, 2024. (Source: OPP)](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2024/2/26/kawartha-lakes-crash-1-6783879-1708966125308.jpg)
Provincial police arrested a 30-year-old man accused of causing a collision while impaired in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Officers responded to a report of a crash on Boundary Road late Saturday afternoon for a driver who allegedly blew through a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle.
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Police say they launched an impaired driving investigation and arrested the man from Scarborough at the scene.
He is charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus, possession of cocaine, having cannabis readily available, and disobeying a stop sign.
The vehicle was towed to the impound yard for seven days as a result of the charges.
There was no word on any injuries.
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