Open hatchback alerts police to allegedly impaired driver

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Driving down the road with your Ford Escape’s hatchback open is a sure-fire way to grab people’s attention.

The witness to the strange sight called Collingwood Ontario Provincial Police at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday to report the driver.

Police located the SUV parked halfway up a snowbank at Beachwood Road and Bellhome Lane.

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Police arrested a 55-year-old Wasaga Beach woman and charged her with failure to comply with criminal code, having care of a vehicle with cannabis nearby and failing to yield to traffic.

The woman’s SUV was impounded for seven days, and the accused is set to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on February 18.