Essex County OPP had a busy Halloween weekend, charging several people with impaired driving. On Saturday at 2:28 a.m., officers investigated a single-vehicle collision on Lakeshore Road 113 (Renaud Line) in Lakeshore. As a result of the investigation, a 20-year-old Tecumseh driver was arrested and charged with the following offences: At 2:30 a.m., OPP conducted a traffic stop on Talbot St. E. in Leamington. As a result, a 23-year-old Windsor resident was arrested and charged with the following offences: On Saturday at 1:32 p.m., officers conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 3 near Morse Road in Leamington. A 65-year-old Harrow woman was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act offences: On Sunday at 1:32 a.m., OPP investigated traffic complaints on Sutton Street in Leamington. As a result of the investigation, a 38-year-old Leamington man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offence: On Sunday at 3:51 a.m., OPP investigated a motor vehicle collision on Wellington Street in the Municipality of Leamington. A 31-year-old Leamington man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offence: All of the drivers received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment. They are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - 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 911 immediately. If you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, call the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.
