Dryden Police are reporting an incident where a youth faces impaired driving charges.
Police say on Saturday November 24th, they attended a single vehicle crash on Gordon Road where a car went off the road into a ditch.
Police say as a result the 17 year old driver has been charged with Having Care and Control of a Motor Vehicle and Drive with over 80 milligrams of alcohol as well as Having Care and Control of a vehicle with Cannabis readily available.
Other charges include Possessing Cannabis under the age of 19 and driving a vehicle with an open container of liquor.
Meanwhile Dryden Police have laid their first charge under the new Cannabis Act.
Police say on the evening of November 22nd they conducted a RIDE check.
Police then say they stopped a 62 year old man and charged him with Having Care and Control of a Vehicle with Cannabis Readily Available.
Dryden Police say roadside testing indicated the driver was not impaired and he faces a $215 fine.


