Posted on 07/23/2013, 2:09 pm, by mySteinbach

Steinbach RCMP have charged a local youth with impaired driving after receiving a tip from an observant motorist.

On Monday July 15, 2013, Steinbach RCMP were alerted by an observant motorist of a possible impaired driver that had parked at a local food establishment and gone inside.

RCMP report that with assistance from the public, a 17-year-old male was located and through police investigation now faces charges for impaired operation of a motor vehicle, consuming alcohol while under the age of 18 and breaching the zero blood alcohol standards for a novice driver.