WEYBURN —A man is charged with impaired driving and dangerous operation of a vehicle after striking two parked vehicles and a townhouse in Weyburn.
Members of the Weyburn Police Service were reportedly dispatched in the early morning hours of Nov. 8 to a report of an erratic driver in a parking lot near Fifth Street and Fifth Avenue. According to the WPS, members located the vehicle, conducted a traffic stop and immediately determined the motorist was highly intoxicated.
The driver was arrested for impaired driving and later provided two breath samples registering almost three times the legal limit. The WPS says further investigation revealed he had struck two parked vehicles and one of the townhouses. He was also charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle. No injuries were reported.
In other recent WPS news, police say members received a complaint from probations Nov. 5 that a client was not following his release conditions on firearms charges. The WPS says an investigation determined the man had moved residences without permission and was refusing to charge his ankle bracelet, which was required to track his location as he was on a 24-hour curfew. Police located the man at his new location Nov. 7, where he was arrested and held for court Nov. 10 in Estevan.
In the early morning hours of Nov. 8, police responded to a complaint of an individual yelling in the backyard of a residence. Police located a very intoxicated man screaming at a tree. The man did not reside at the address nor did he have any connection to the home. Due to his high level of intoxication, he was arrested for public intoxication and lodged in cells until sober.
Police responded to a report of a collision at the intersection of 18th Street and Coteau Avenue. Investigation determined that one vehicle proceeded before safe, striking another vehicle. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. A man was charged with proceeding before it was safe. No injuries were reported.
The WPS says it responded to 72 calls for service for the week of Nov. 2-9.
