South Simcoe Police are praising a person who contacted them about a suspected impaired driver, seen travelling on the wrong side of the road for an extended period of time.
Police were alerted around 4:45 Sunday afternoon, and told the motorist was passing other vehicles unsafely, exceeding the posted speed limit, and driving with a turn signal activated without making turns.
Officers found the vehicle on Line 13 in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
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When the vehicle was stopped, police saw two young children seated in the back.
A 51-year-old woman from Bolton was charged with impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to provide the necessities of life to a child, and failure or refusal to comply with a demand.
The accused was released with a court date.
" The two children are safe, and officers were able to reunite them with a responsible family member," police said in a news release.
