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Man crashes snow machine near Capreol

In another incident, police charge impaired driver over the weekend
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There was a single snow machine crash Saturday afternoon near Capreol, Greater Sudbury Police say. Supplied photo.

It was a busy Saturday afternoon for the Greater Sudbury Police.

There was a snow machine crash involving one vehicle Saturday afternoon three kilometres north of Capreol, police tweeted Saturday.

A man in his 50s was taken to Health Sciences North to be treated for what police call non-life threatening injuries.

Also Saturday afternoon, police arrested and charged a male motorist for driving while impaired by drugs.His vehicle was impounded, and his driver's license seized. He now faces court costs and will end up with a criminal record, police said.

"Just not worth it," police tweeted.