Driver found unconscious in Renfrew, Ont. drive-thru charged with impaired driving

An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

An 18-year-old driver is facing impaired driving charges after being found unconscious in a drive-thru in Renfrew, Ont.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a report that a male had passed out in their vehicle at a restaurant just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Officers attended the scene and arrested an individual in a vehicle,” police said, adding the driver was found “unconscious in a restaurant drive-thru.”

The driver, from White Lake, is facing several charges, including operation while impaired – alcohol/drugs, operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), young driver – Blood Alcohol Count above Zero, person under 19 years consuming liquor and four counts of breach of a probation order.

Police say the driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.