Police arrest driver accused of being impaired after altercation inside vehicle
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Provincial police were called to Sideroad 41 in Southgate at 2:10 a.m. Saturday after a passenger was abruptly asked to leave the vehicle.
The driver told police that a physical altercation had taken place before the passenger was told to exit the car.
Police decided the driver required a breathalyzer test, and the 25-year-old Chesley woman was taken to the OPP detachment in Teviotdale, west of Orangeville, and charged with impaired driving charges.
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The accused will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on March 7.
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