A taxi driver picked the wrong location to get high on Feb. 19 and has been charged with impaired driving by drug.
The driver attended the Collision Reporting Centre in Azilda on Feb. 19 at about 10 a.m. While the vehicle was parked in the parking lot, off-duty officers were arriving for their shift when they detected a strong odour of cannabis coming from the taxi. As the officers approached, the driver reversed and nearly struck the officers.
Officers conducted a Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST), resulting in the driver being arrested for impaired driving. A drug recognition expert then conducted a drug recognition evaluation, confirming that the driver was impaired by a drug.
The 60-year-old man has been charged with driving while impaired by drugs. His name cannot be released as the information has not yet been sworn to through the court process.
His driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the involved taxi vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days.
