Impaired driver ‘with beer in his hand’ arrested after colliding with police cruiser east of Toronto
Posted January 31, 2023 11:55 am.
Last Updated January 31, 2023 12:03 pm.
An impaired driver was arrested and charged after he crashed his car into a police cruiser and a tractor-trailer in Clarington, Ont.
On Sunday, just after 3 a.m., officers conducting a traffic stop approached the man’s vehicle in the Clarington Concession Road 7 and Holt Road area and noticed he still had a beer in his hand. He was arrested at the scene.
No injuries were reported, and there were no other occupants in the vehicle at the time.
Durham Regional Police charged a 33-year-old man from Oshawa with operating a vehicle while impaired, among other drunk driving offences.
Officers from @DRPSEastDiv arrested an impaired driver after he struck a trailer and a police cruiser in Clarington. The driver still had a beer in his hand when officers approached the vehicle. Luckily nobody was injured. Please don't drive impaired.#Weneedtodobetter pic.twitter.com/BPOBqEIxnF
— Durham Regional Police (@DRPS) January 31, 2023
