A 23-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after police received multiple calls of a vehicle stopped in the middle lane of an active highway in Hamilton, Ont., late Thursday night.
Police wrote in a social media post that officers were dispatched to the westbound lanes of Highway 403 near the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway at approximately 11 p.m., where they found a man unconscious behind the wheel.
After several unsuccessful attempts to wake him, police broke a window to gain access and check on his condition.
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The driver showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene.
Breath tests later revealed readings more than two and a half times the legal limit, according to police.
The Kitchener man was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and drugs and operating with a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit.
His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
No injuries were reported.
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