Cobourg Police – Two People Charged with Impaired Driving (No Names Released)

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Cobourg Police Service charged two individuals with impaired operation after responding to two separate reports of possible impaired driving on Wednesday afternoon.

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 3:45 p.m., police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver observed to be unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle behind a downtown business.

Officers located the vehicle and were able to wake the driver. As a result of the subsequent investigation, police arrested and charged the driver, a 44-year-old Peterborough man with Operating a conveyance while impaired by drug, Possession of a Schedule I Substance (fentanyl), Possession of a Schedule I Substance (cocaine), and Possession of a Schedule I Substance (unknown pills).

The accused was released on an Undertaking with a court date of October 9, 2024.

At approximately 4:20 p.m., police responded to a second report of a possible impaired driver, observed to be unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle in the area of Havelock Street and George Street.

Officers located the vehicle and the driver who was conscious when they arrived. As a result of the investigation, the driver, a 58-year-old Cobourg woman, was arrested and charged with Operating a conveyance while impaired by drug, Possession of a Schedule I Substance (fentanyl), Possession of a Schedule I Substance (cocaine), and Possession of a Schedule I Substance (unknown pills).

The accused was released on an Undertaking with a court date of October 9, 2024.

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