Guelph man arrested for drinking in a running vehicle

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Police have arrested and charged a Guelph man after they said he was found drinking in a running vehicle.

Guelph Police Service received reports of a man who appeared to have soiled himself drinking in a running pickup truck.

Police said they found the man on Thursday around 3:45 p.m., in the Gordon Street area near Clairfields Drive.

When officers found the truck, they said the man had an open beer in the centre console and a case of beer on the passenger side.

Officers said they could smell alcohol on his breath and he was showing signs of impairment. He was arrested and taken to a police station where testing determined he had more than the legal amount of alcohol in his system.

A 70-year-old Guelph man has been charged with impaired operation. His licence was suspended for 90 days and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.