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Wrong way in a one-way roundabout nets driver impaired charges

A roundabout traffic sign in Simcoe County. (CTV News/Catalina Gillies) A roundabout traffic sign in Simcoe County. (CTV News/Catalina Gillies)
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Turning left instead of right into a roundabout got a Collingwood man in a whole heap of trouble.

Provincial police pulled a driver over after observing a car travelling the wrong way around a roundabout just before midnight on Monday in the Blue Mountains.

Once stopped, the officer detected the driver had been consuming alcohol and offered a roadside test.

Police determined the 22-year-old Collingwood man had more than 1.5 times the legal limit of alcohol in his BAC (blood/alcohol concentration).

The same man had been arrested on August 4 for impaired driving after being involved in a single motor vehicle collision.

The accused was charged under the Criminal Code with one count of operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, one count of operation while impaired - blood/alcohol concentration 80 plus and under the Highway Traffic Act with drive motor vehicle no licence.

He was served a 90-day licence suspension, with his vehicle impoundment for seven days and an appearance before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood at a future date.

If you suspect someone of driving while impaired, call the OPP 1-888-310-1122 or dial 911 to report it.

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