Cobourg man charged with DUI

Written By Dan Jones

Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. Northumberland 89.7 file photo.

A Cobourg man is facing impaired driving and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in what Northumberland County OPP describe as a near collision Friday night.

OPP allege officers observed a white sedan travelling north on Division Street at a high rate of speed at approximately 9 P.M.

Authorities say that’s when the sedan nearly hit a police cruiser turning southbound. Officers located the car in the northside ditch at Dale Road and Division Street North. .

Police claim the 24-year-old driver failed a roadside alcohol screening test. He was arrested and released and will appear in court in February. 

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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