Man with Canada-wide driving ban arrested behind the wheel of a damaged vehicle in Wellesley Township

A Waterloo Regional Police Service shoulder badge was photographed on July 7, 2025. (Dan Lauckner/CTV News)

A man from Kitchener is facing a list of charges after police spotted a heavily damaged vehicle being driven in Wellesley Township.

Waterloo Regional Police Service officers saw the black Nissan Rogue travelling in the Kressler Road and Erbsville Road area on Friday around 5:10 a.m. Police said the driver had lost control of the vehicle, went off the road and then tried to keep driving.

The 23-year-old Kitchener man was arrested. During the arrest, officers learned he already had a provincial driver’s licence suspension and a Canada-wide driving ban.

He was charged with operation while impaired, dangerous operation, driving while prohibited, two counts of driving while suspended and being a novice driver with a blood alcohol concentration above zero.