Peterborough man accused of driving with 4 times the legal limit of alcohol: police

A Peterborough man is facing charges including impaired driving and taking a motor vehicle without consent following a Saturday night.

On Saturday afternoon, Peterborough Police Service was informed that a vehicle had allegedly been taking without consent from a residence. The accused and the victim know each other.

Around 7 p.m., officers responded to the area of Hudson Street for an alleged impaired driver. They found the suspect vehicle, which matched the description of the vehicle reported stolen earlier.

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Police say they detected a strong odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath. A subsequent breath sample revealed the driver had more than four times the legal limit of alcohol in his system while operating a motor vehicle, police allege.

Sean Norman Stabler, 47, of no fixed address, Peterborough, was arrested and charged with the following:

• Operation while impaired
• Operation while impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration over 80
• Taking a motor vehicle without consent
• Failure to comply with a probation order

The accused was also issued an automatic 90-day driver’s licence suspension.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Peterborough on Sept. 19.

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