Woman accused of driving mobility scooter into oncoming traffic while drinking bottle of booze: OPP

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Police charged a woman accused of driving into oncoming traffic on her mobility scooter while drinking a bottle of alcohol.

Provincial police say officers were called to the area of King Street early Saturday evening and arrested a 61-year-old woman from Huntsville.

She was charged with impaired operation and failing or refusing to comply with demand to provide a breath sample.

"The public is reminded that a vehicle that is motor powered in any way, is considered a vehicle under the Criminal Code of Canada and any operator is subject to the laws surrounding impaired driving," police stated. “This includes scooters, mobility devices and e-bikes.”

The woman is scheduled to appear in court to answer to the charge next week.

The following day, police say they arrested another woman accused of driving erratically on Main Street West in Huntsville.

Police say officers found the vehicle partially stuck in a snow bank.

Officers claim the 62-year-old woman’s breath test revealed she was found to have over three times the legal limit of alcohol in her body.

She was charged and is set to appear in court Tuesday. Additionally, accused was handed a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.