Police have charged Kyle Fleury with impaired driving after it is alleged that he struck a parked vehicle and a pedestrian while driving in the 600 block of Queen Street East.
A news release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service states that the incident occurred early yesterday morning.
Full text of the release follows:
On Aug. 8, 2021, officers with Patrol Services charged 29-year-old Kyle Fleury with impaired driving.
Around 2:09 a.m., police received a call from an employee at a business in the 600 block of Queen Street East saying a black jeep wrangler struck a parked a vehicle at a nearby business. Further, the employee stated as the vehicle was leaving the area it struck a fellow employee.
Officers responded and located the vehicle around 2:35 a.m. on Wellington Street West. A traffic stop was conducted a short time later on Lyons Avenue. Upon approaching the vehicle, officers developed grounds to believe the accused’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol.
He was arrested and later provided two breath samples into an approved device, registering two fail results. Further investigation determined the accused was driving the vehicle near the business in the 600 block of Queen Street West and was driving in a dangerous manner. Officers also discovered the accused is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle in Canada and in Ontario.
He is charged with impaired driving – alcohol and drugs, impaired driving – blood alcohol concentration (80+), dangerous operation, two counts of operation while prohibited Canada wide, and operation while prohibited in Ontario. He was released on an undertaking and is schedule to appear in court on Sept. 13, 2021.