Impaired driver arrested after vehicle flips on play field

Police arrested an 18-year-old after responding to a complaint of a vehicle being driven dangerously in the Current River area.

Thunder Bay Police Service Primary Response officers were dispatched to Lyon Boulevard East shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, June 2, after receiving a report of a vehicle being driven onto a walking path and then on a field.

Responding officers found a pickup truck flipped on its side on a field at the Current River Community Centre.

Officers spoke to the driver of the vehicle and observed multiple signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and taken into custody.

An 18-year-old male is charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Operation of a Motor Vehicle While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus), Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, and Mischief under $5,000.

The accused was released on un undertaking with a future court appearance date.