Peterborough Police Charge Impaired Driver, Suspended Driver Hit With 9 Charges

A 32-year-old Lindsay man is charged with impaired driving after a vehicle left the road and struck a parked vehicle at Mount Pleasant Road and Kennedy Drive in Peterborough on Monday afternoon, November 2, 2026, according to the Peterborough Police Service.

Crash into parked vehicle

Police said officers were called to the collision at about 2:15 p.m. They learned that one vehicle had left the roadway and hit a parked vehicle. Officers said they noticed signs of impairment while talking with the driver. Two people inside the parked vehicle were not hurt, police said.

The man was arrested and charged with:

• Impaired operation – alcohol and drugs
• Impaired operation – blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg
• Operating a motor vehicle without insurance (Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act)

He received an automatic 90-day licence suspension, and his vehicle was impounded for seven days. He was released on an appearance notice and is scheduled to appear in court on December 15, 2026.

Police said that from January 1 to November 3, 2026, there were 79 impaired incidents in Peterborough, resulting in 102 charges. Incidents are down 42% and charges are down 32% compared with the same period in 2025. The 2026 Festive R.I.D.E. program begins in mid-November, with more details to come, police said.

Nine charges after downtown traffic stop

Later the same afternoon, at about 3:35 p.m., officers with the Community F.I.R.S.T. Unit patrolling near Charlotte Street and Water Street spotted a vehicle with red, pink and purple licence plates, police said. After learning the plate was fake, officers turned on their emergency lights to stop the vehicle. Police said it swerved into another lane and nearly hit another vehicle before stopping.

Officers learned the driver had three driving suspensions and that the vehicle had been deemed unfit for the road. It was towed and will be impounded for seven days.

A 59-year-old Peterborough man was issued nine Highway Traffic Act court summonses:

• Driving while under suspension (three counts)
• Careless driving
• Operating an unsafe vehicle
• Owner operating a motor vehicle on a highway with no insurance
• Changing lanes when not safe
• Using an altered plate
• Using a plate not authorized for the vehicle

He is scheduled to appear in court on January 25, 2027.

Police responded to 112 calls for service between 8 a.m. November 2 and 8 a.m. November 3.

Local context

Peterborough's Crime Severity Index was 57.33 in 2025, down 6.17% from the previous year, and its Violent Crime Severity Index was 65.16, according to Statistics Canada.