IMPAIRED DRIVER SENDS PASSENGER TO HOSPITAL
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(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) - Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered an impaired driving investigation following an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision on Mount Horeb Road, Manvers Township.
On Friday, April 03, 2026, at approximately 4:55 pm, officers responded to a single ATV collision around Mount Horeb Road and Old Mill Road. Officers attended and confirmed that a driver and passenger were the only injured because of the collision. A 33-year-old, male, from Emily Township was transported to a Toronto area trauma center with life altering injuries. The driver was transported to local area hospital with non-life altering injuries. Neither the driver nor passenger were wearing helmets at the time of the collision.
Jeremy WINDREM, 37-year-old of Peterborough was charged with:
- Operation while Impaired - Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while Impaired - Alcohol or drug
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay at a later date. The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days.