Impaired driver in Whitby, Ont., had two kids in car: police

A father is facing charges after allegedly driving drunk with his children in the vehicle.

Durham regional police say a passerby called them after a car reversed into a parked vehicle at a Whitby, Ont., gas station on Mondayevening.

They say officers arrested the 42-year-old driver and he allegedly tested more than three times over the legal limit.

Investigators say the man's children aged 10 and 11 were in the car.

The children were unharmed and police say they've been placed in the care of their mother.

A Ramara Township, Ont., man is charged with impaired driving, care and control of a motor vehicle while impaired, and possession of a controlled substance.