A Guelph man faces impaired driving charges after he was pulled over Thursday evening for not clearing snow off his windows.
Guelph police report that around 9:30 officers were patrolling in the area of Silvercreek Parkway North and Willow Road when they saw a vehicle leaving a parking lot with snow on the windshield and side window. The vehicle was observed driving approximately 30 km/h in a 50 km/h zone and was pulled over.
Officers immediately detected a strong odour of alcoholic beverage coming from within the vehicle. The driver failed a roadside breath test and was transported to the police station, where further testing confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
A 27-year-old is charged with impaired operation and novice driver having alcohol in his system. His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.
