Published Feb 07, 2026
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A 39-year-old snowplow operator faces impaired driving charges after crashing into an Ottawa Police Service vehicle on Rideau Street at 4 a.m. on Saturday.
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Police said in a social-media message that the driver, who was not identified, registered four times the legal limit.
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No injuries were mentioned and the crash site was not identified.
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Police said only that the driver was employed by a private contractor.
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Four times the legal limit of 0.08 would indicate a potentially lethal alcohol-blood content of 0.32 per cent.
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Medical authorities say a person at this level is at risk of passing out, or coma, although tolerance has to be factored in.
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