An alleged impaired driver who slammed their vehicle into a trailer and a police cruiser in Durham Region still had a beer in their hand when an officer approached following the collision, police say.
The collision happened on Saturday at about 3 a.m. in the town of Clarington, near Concession Road 7 and Holt Road. Clarington is roughly 100 kilometres east of Toronto.
Durham Regional Police said at the time of the crash they were conducting traffic control for a trailer that was blocking part of roadway. Police said their cruiser had its emergency lighting activated when a man driving westbound struck the trailer then the police vehicle. “When the officer went to check on occupants in the vehicle, the driver was found to be holding a beer in his hand and was arrested,” DRP said.
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