Two Guelph men were arrested for impaired driving in separate incidents Saturday night, including one who crashed his friend’s car while trying to move it.
Approximately 10:25 p.m. police were notified of a collision in the area of Janefield Avenue and Torch Lane. Investigation revealed a man was moving a friend’s vehicle when he reversed into a parked car. The man was showing signs of impairment and was arrested after failing a roadside breath test. Further testing at the police station confirmed he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.
A 19-year-old Guelph man was charged with impaired driving.
Minutes after that incident was reported, police were called to a disturbance outside a business in the area of Woodlawn Road East and Victoria Road North. A witness had followed a suspected impaired driver into Guelph and confronted the driver when he came to a stop.
Officers arrived and located a man showing obvious signs of impairment. The man 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. He was also determined to be a prohibited driver.
A 35-year-old Guelph man is charged with impaired driving, prohibited driving and breach of probation.
