THUNDER BAY - A 28-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after being found passed out inside a locked vehicle on a city road.
According to a Thunder Bay Police Service media release, officers responded to reports of two men passed out in a vehicle and possibly not breathing on the corner of Central Avenue and Fort William Road just before 10 p.m. Saturday evening.
The two men were found unresponsive inside a black pick-up truck with locked doors. One of the officers had to break a window to gain entry to the vehicle and wake the driver.
The driver was placed under arrest and breath tests determined his blood alcohol concentration was above the legal limit.
The 28-year-old man from Red Rock has been charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs and operation while impaired blood alcohol concentration.
He was released on a promise to appear and his next court date is scheduled for June 25.
