A nine-year-old boy is being credited for turning his mother in for drinking and driving.

A York Regional Police dispatcher received a 911 call on Nov. 11 at around 4:30 p.m., but there was no one on the line. When the dispatcher called the number back, a boy answered and indicated that he was in a van with his mother who was drinking and driving.

The boy told the operator his name, his age, a description of the van, his home address and where he was. York police say the boy’s mother then took the phone and told police that she had only one drink and that she was fine to drive. She then hung up the phone.

Police were able to determine the van was in King Township and heading toward Columbus Way and Mulock Drive in Newmarket, where it was stopped by police.

A 52-year-old woman was arrested at the scene for impaired driving. At the #1 District headquarters in Newmarket, a breath test determined she was over twice the legal limit. She was subsequently charged with impaired driving and for blowing over .08.

Arrangements were made by police to turn the boy over to his father, and the Children’s Aid Society was also contacted.

According to York police, over 1,500 impaired charges have been laid so far this year, up from 1,384 charges laid at this time in 2014.

They also encourage everyone to call 911 if they believe a motorist is impaired by drugs or alcohol.