Whitby woman charged with impaired had 5-year-old in car, toddler at home
Posted July 4, 2023 3:43 pm.
Last Updated July 4, 2023 3:44 pm.
Durham Regional Police said a woman suspected of driving while under the influence had her five-year-old child in the car with her at the time of her arrest and a toddler at home alone.
Officers received reports of an impaired driver just before 9 a.m. on July 1 in the Columbus Road East and Baldwin Street North area in Whitby, Ont.
Police tracked down the vehicle and noticed the driver showed signs of being impaired.
Once the driver was pulled over, police located a five-year-old child in the vehicle and determined that the woman had left her two-year-old at home unsupervised.
The children were physically unharmed.
A 28-year-old woman from Oshawa, Ont. was charged with impaired operation and failing to comply with police.
The woman was not identified.
