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York Regional Police had to break the window of a car after a driver was found fast asleep in a fast-food drive-thru in Aurora over the weekend.

Police say officers were called to 304 Wellington St. E., which is a Tim Hortons/Wendy’s location, at around 5 p.m. on Sunday for a driver asleep at the wheel.

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Video released Monday by police shows officers repeatedly knocking on the passenger side window. The cops then smash the window in order to gain access to the driver and to shut off the engine.

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Police say the driver was woken up and smelled like alcohol. He was arrested and taken for a breath test at District #1 station, where he blew more than four times the legal limit.

York cops say they charged 21 drivers with impaired-related offences from Jan. 28-Feb. 4. The police force began posting the names of those charged with impaired driving in December. The name of the driver in the Aurora case was not specified.