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Woman charged with impaired at Vaughan drive-thru (Video)

Over the long weekend, York Regional Police charged 26 drivers with impaired related offences

NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Officers have charged a driver with impaired-related criminal driving offences after she refused to move her vehicle in a drive-thru at a restaurant in the City of Vaughan.

In one of 26 incidents over the long weekend where drivers were charged with impaired-related criminal driving offences, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, shortly after midnight, police were called to a restaurant in the area of Highway 7 and Keele Street for a report of a driver refusing to move her vehicle in a drive thru. The caller advised that the driver hadn’t ordered any food, but was stopped at the drive-thru window and would not respond to restaurant employees.

When officers arrived they spoke with the driver who was showing signs of impairment. She was placed under arrest for impaired driving and was transported to #2 District Headquarters for a breath test where she blew over the legal limit of alcohol.

Charged:

  • 34-year-old female from the City of Toronto

Charges:

  • impaired operation
  • 80 plus

More than 5,000 people call 9-1-1 to report impaired driving each year. So far in 2019, more than 3,300 calls to 9-1-1 have helped to safely remove impaired drivers from our roads, which has led to more than 1,000 impaired-related criminal charges being laid.

York Regional Police continues its ongoing efforts to stop impaired driving on our roads through enforcement and education, but the greatest impact in improving road safety comes from the partnership of our citizens and road users in York Region. Safe Roads: Your Call encourages citizens to call 9-1-1 if they suspect an impaired driver. We consider these incidents life-threatening crimes in progress and will continue to respond to these calls.

Together, we can work to make our roads and communities safer.

For more information, please contact the York Regional Police Road Safety Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7703 or contact Corporate Communications at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 2664.

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