Dominic Mizzi, age 29, of 596 Placid Avenue attracted the attention of the local constabulary at 12:30 a.m. today when he drove at a high rate of speed eastbound past a police car on Albert Street East.
The police say they saw his vehicle cross the centre line before it stopped on Dennis Street.
They further say that Mizzi's eyes were glassy when they talked to him.
His speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet, they say.
Mizzi has been charged with one count of impaired driving and one count of consuming over the legal limit.
His next court appearance will be November 19.
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