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Impaired-related charges for suspect in alleged drunk driving incident

By Medicine Hat News on July 23, 2020.

The MHPS released a photo of the damage done to a truck driven by a suspected drunk driver Wednesday morning. The driver hit multiple vehicles and property.--SUBMITTED PHOTO

A 21-year-old man has been arrested by police after allegedly driving drunk early Wednesday morning.

Police received phone calls around 2 a.m. that a Dodge Ram crashed into two vehicles on Storrs Crescent. The driver then fled the scene.

Police located the driver and the truck in the Ross Glen area after hearing a tire explode.

The man was arrested on impaired driving charges and provided breath samples into a police instrument.

Police estimate more than $100,000 in damages to three vehicles and property.

Charges include impaired driving, exceeding .08, dangerous driving and failure to remain at the scene of a collision. He is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 28.

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