Essex County OPP charge three people with impaired driving over the weekend

A dire warning that drinking and driving leads to arrest. Photo: OPP

Three people are facing impaired driving charges after separate cases over the weekend.

On Saturday at 7:21 p.m., Essex County OPP investigated a single motor vehicle collision into a mailbox on Lakeview Avenue in Kingsville.

A 34-year-old Harrow man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
• Dangerous operation

On Saturday at 10:13 p.m., officers conducted a vehicle stop on Talbot Street West near Erie Street South in Leamington.

A 51-year-old Windsor man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offence:

• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs

At 11:38 p.m. on Saturday, OPP conducted a traffic stop on Road 3 East in Kingsville.

A 31-year-old Kingsville man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

• Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
• Danger operation

For all three drivers a 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.

They have been scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor to answer to the charges.

If you have an urgent traffic complaint or if you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs or alcohol, please call 9-1-1 immediately.

If you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, you may also call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).