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Impaired charge laid at 2 p.m. Tuesday

Police say they observed a man driving away from a licenced establishment showing signs of impairment
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A Guelph man is charged with impaired driving following a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.

Just after 2 p.m. police were conducting proactive enforcement near Willow Road and Silvercreek Parkway North when a man was observed leaving a licensed establishment.

A traffic stop was conducted and the male was observed to be showing signs of impairment and had an odour of alcoholic beverage on his breath. After failing a roadside test he was transported to the police station, where further testing confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.

A 65-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired operation. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.