Screenshot from a video of the incident shows a referee skating alongside the Zamboni as it heads toward crashing into the end boards.Photo by Sécurité Publique MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais/Facebook

Zamboni driver arrested for impaired driving after crashing into boards of Quebec rink

Officers administered a sobriety test and then arrested the rink employee, police say

by · National Post

MONTREAL — A Zamboni driver in western Quebec has been arrested on suspicion of impaired driving after a low-speed crash at a hockey rink on Monday.

Police in the region say the 25-year-old man was arrested after he drove the ice-resurfacing machine into the boards at a rink in Chelsea, Que., while cleaning the ice between two games.

A 30-second video posted online shows a referee skating alongside the machine and its driver as it heads straight into the boards with a loud crash.