If this guy was looking to make a splash, he did, and for all the wrong reasons.
Members of the Collingwood & Blue Mountains OPP Marine Unit were conducting compliance checks for life jackets and safety equipment on vessels Monday afternoon when they interacted with a person on a Sea-Doo on the Nottawasaga River in Wasaga Beach.
Officers noticed an open container of alcohol and began an impaired investigation.
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The man was taken to the Huronia West OPP detachment for a breath test which determined he was two times over the legal limit.
A 37-year-old from Wasaga Beach was charged with impaired driving and operating of a boat with an open container of liquor.
As a result, his driver's licence was suspended for 90 days.
The man has a court date next month.
