An 18-year-old driver was charged with impaired driving after crashing in Wilmot on Friday night. Waterloo Regional Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Snyders Road East and Foundry Street around 11:30 p.m.
The driver lost control, hitting a tree. A passenger was seriously injured and hospitalized, while the driver sustained minor injuries. The 18-year-old Wilmot man was arrested and charged with impaired operation (alcohol and drugs), impaired driving (blood alcohol concentration), and dangerous operation causing bodily harm.