A 55-year-old man from Guelph is facing impaired driving charges after colliding with a police cruiser while attempting to back out of a parking space. The incident occurred around 2:34 a.m. on Saturday in downtown Guelph.
Upon speaking with the driver, the officer learned that the man did not notice the police vehicle behind him. The officer observed that the driver’s eyes appeared glossy and detected the smell of alcohol on his breath. After failing a roadside alcohol screening, the driver was arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired.