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Impaired speeder caught on New Year's Eve

Ontario Provincial Police nabbed a driver that was allegedly speeding while impaired.

Police said Tuesday morning around 1:30 a.m. they stopped a car going 110 km/hr in an 80 km zone on Wellington Road 7.

After speaking with the male driver, officers believed he was under the influence of alcohol. After failing a roadside test, the man was arrested and brought to the police station.

20-year old Gabriel Bastida of Oakville has been charged with impaired driving and speeding. He is due to appear in a Guelph court next month.

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