Speeding driver facing impaired charge: Guelph police

The Guelph Police Service has charged a driver after they said he was clocked travelling at 104 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.

A police officer spotted the vehicle in the southbound lanes of the Hanlon Parkway on Friday around 12:21 a.m.

After the officer pulled the driver over, they said they could smell alcohol on his breath and he was slurring his words. The officer administered a roadside test, which the driver failed, and the man was arrested. He was taken to a police station where he failed two more breath tests.

The man was charged with impaired driving and speeding. His licence has been suspended and his vehicle impounded.