Zamboni driver charged with driving under the influenceA woman has been charged with impaired driving after she was seen driving a Zamboni erratically at the Kingsville Arena, hitting the boards and falling asleep slumped over the wheel.
At around 9:40 p.m. Thursday, an off-duty Kingsville OPP sergeant who happened to be at the arena was approached by a number of citizens telling him "I think the Zamboni driver is drunk."
The sergeant observed the 34-year-old driver operating the machine in an erratic manner, with speed fluctuating and missing large portions of the ice surface. On more than one occasion the Zamboni struck the boards and at one point the machine was stopped and the woman was slumped over the steering wheel. The sergeant contacted Kingsville OPP and requested assistance.
The woman managed to drive the Zamboni off the ice and she was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. During the arrest, the woman was not co-operating with the officers, who discovered she had a mickey of vodka.
She was released on a promise to appear in court in Windsor on Dec. 2 on charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol.
At around 9:40 p.m. Thursday, an off-duty Kingsville OPP sergeant who happened to be at the arena was approached by a number of citizens telling him "I think the Zamboni driver is drunk."
The sergeant observed the 34-year-old driver operating the machine in an erratic manner, with speed fluctuating and missing large portions of the ice surface. On more than one occasion the Zamboni struck the boards and at one point the machine was stopped and the woman was slumped over the steering wheel. The sergeant contacted Kingsville OPP and requested assistance.
The woman managed to drive the Zamboni off the ice and she was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. During the arrest, the woman was not co-operating with the officers, who discovered she had a mickey of vodka.
She was released on a promise to appear in court in Windsor on Dec. 2 on charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle, driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol.
