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E-bike rider charged with being impaired after parking lot crash

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Police remind the public that drinking and driving laws apply to e-bike riders as well after a young man was charged following a crash in Midland.

According to police, officers were called to a parking lot off Len Self Boulevard on Thursday for the collision.

The driver and passenger were not seriously injured.

Police say the driver, a 19-year-old, was arrested and later released from custody after being charged with impaired operation.

The e-bike was towed to an impound yard for seven days and the accused was issued a 90-day driver's licence suspension as a result of the charge.

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