03-07-2025
OPP cracking down on impaired drivers, several charged over past week
An Ontario Provincial Police image illustrating impaired driving charges. A pair of handcuffs and an approved screening device or ASD showing a result of 'FAIL' are shown in this undated photo. (File photo/Ontario Provincial Police/X)
Essex County OPP officers have been busy on local roads over the past week handing out impaired driving charges.
On July 2 at 9:19 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop Highway 3 in Leamington.
A 27-year-old Chatham resident was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Failure of refusal to comply with demand
Dangerous operation
Resist Peace Officer
On July 1 at 9:46 p.m., officers responded to a collision on Erie Street South at Russell Street in Leamington.
A 60-year-old Leamington man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
On June 28 at 1:05 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on County Road 14 in Leamington.
A 21-year-old Leamington driver was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
On June 27 at 1:44 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Tecumseh Road East in Tecumseh.
A 21-year-old Lasalle man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Dangerous Operation
Failure of refusal to comply with demand
Red Light - Fail to Stop
Novice driver - B.A.C. above zero
Young driver - B.A.C. above zero
On June 27 at 3:20 p.m., officers responded to a traffic complaint on Manning Road near Highway 3 in Lakeshore.
A 70-year-old Windsor man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code, Highway Traffic Act, and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Driving while under suspension
Operate a motor vehicle without insurance
On June 26 at 9:19 p.m., police responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 77 in Leamington.
A 34-year-old Wheatley man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
For all of the drivers, a 90-day Administrative Driver's License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused drivers were 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 of 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).
