Driver charged after OPP officer spots him doing ‘burnouts’ in Kanata intersection

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An eastern Ontario man is facing impaired driving and dangerous driving charges after an officer observed him doing burnouts at a Kanata intersection during the Victoria Day long weekend, according to police.

Ontario Provincial Police say an OPP officer was filling up the vehicle at a gas station on Terry Fox Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday when they “observed a vehicle doing burnouts in the intersection.”

“The driver attempted to flee but was located by OPP at another gas bar on Eagleson Road,” Const. Michael Fathi said in a media release.

“The driver had also been consuming alcohol.”

The 27-year-old man from Perth, Ont. is facing charges of operation while impaired, dangerous operation, flight from a peace officer, performing a stunt, and driving a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor.

Fathi said the driver also had his licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.

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