TORONTO WOMAN FIRST PERSON TO BE CHARGED UNDER NEW DRUG-IMPAIRED DRIVING LAW

TORONTO (CNS) -A 27-year-old woman has become the first person in the
country to be arrested under a new federal law that cracks down on
drivers who get behind the wheel while high on drugs, according to police.

Toronto police made the arrest in the city's downtown core on
Wednesday after being called about a separate collision. While in the
area, a second collision occurred when an impaired woman in a passing
vehicle struck a parked car, a police news release said yesterday.

The legislation allows police officers to force motorists to perform
roadside tests such as walking a straight line if they are suspected
of being impaired by drugs. If the drivers fail, they will be sent to
a police station and ordered to surrender urine, blood or saliva
samples or be subject to a minimum $1,000 fine.

Littoya Blackman, 27, faces one count of impaired driving by drugs.