Impaired teen loses license after smashing into light post, parking meter

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A night of drinking is something a Moose Jaw-area teen will likely not soon forget after he smashed into city infrastructure and caused $30,000 worth of damage. Nicholas Dylan Ferguson, 18, appeared in Moose Jaw provincial court recently and pleaded guilty to one count of operating a motor vehicle while impaired. As part of a joint submission, he must pay a fine of $1,000, be banned from driving for one year, have his licence cancelled, and pay a victim surcharge of $300.

The Crown stayed two other charges against him.

Ferguson has no previous criminal record.

Judge Daryl Rayner accepted the joint recommendation and gave Ferguson seven months to pay his fine.

Moose Jaw provincial court next meets on May 10.