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Lunch-hour collision leads to impaired charge

A 29-year-old Guelph male was charged with impaired driving and driving while suspended
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A Guelph male faces impaired driving charges following a lunch-hour collision Tuesday at the intersection of Gordon Street and College Avenue.

Approximately 12:35 p.m. police report they were called to a two-vehicle collision. While speaking to the drivers, officers detected an odour of alcoholic beverage on one male’s breath. He failed a roadside screening test and was returned to the police station where further testing confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.

A 29-year-old Guelph male is charged with impaired driving and driving while suspended. His driver’s licence was immediately suspended for 90 days and his vehicle impounded for seven days. He will appear in a Guelph court March 4.