Minnesota man charged with impaired driving following crash in Winnipeg

A Winnipeg police vehicle is photographed at a scene in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

A 63-year-old man from Minnesota has been charged with impaired driving following a multi-vehicle crash that injured a woman on Saturday.

Winnipeg police were called to the crash at the intersection of Waverly Street and the South Perimeter Highway at 4:55 p.m.

According to police, a 63-year-old man from St. Paul, Minnesota, was driving a 2021 Honda Ridgeline east on the Perimeter Highway and didn’t stop at the Waverly Street intersection, rear-ending a vehicle and causing a multi-vehicle crash.

A woman in the first vehicle hit was taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening injuries.

The Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service assessed the suspect for injuries, and police arrested him.

The man has been charged with impaired driving and impaired driving causing bodily harm and was detained in custody. The charges have not been proven in court.