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Asked for ID, alleged impaired driver handed police a credit card

Arrest made early Sunday morning on Raymond Street
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Following up on a report of a possible impaired driver, police saw a driver hit another vehicle while attempting to parallel park at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. No damage was reported.

The driver, police said in a news release, was unsteady on his feet when he got out of the vehicle on Raymond Street and, when asked for identification, handed over a credit card. 

He was arrested for impaired driving and taken for a formal breath/alcohol level test at the police station, which indicated he had more than the legal amount in his system, police report.

In addition to facing impaired driving charges, the man’s driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for a week.