Suspended Kawartha Lakes driver charged with impaired driving, speeding: police

A City of Kawartha Lakes man faces numerous driving charges following a vehicle stop on Tuesday.

Kawartha Lakes OPP said an officer was driving an unmarked cruiser on Highway 35 when a vehicle allegedly passed at a “high rate of speed.”

The officer stopped the vehicle and suspected the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

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Davis Fallis, 55, of the City of Kawartha Lakes was arrested and charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80-plus); driving a motor vehicle with liquor readily available; operating a motor vehicle while prohibited; driving while suspended and speeding.

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Lindsay on May 9.

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