Essex County OPP charge 4 motorists in 4 days with impaired driving

Essex County OPP charge 4 motorists in 4 days with impaired driving

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Four Essex County drivers were nabbed by OPP over four days, and each now faces impaired driving charges, including one involved in a single vehicle collision. 

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Ontario Provincial Police arrested a 42-year-old Belle River woman Monday following a vehicle stop in Lakeshore.

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The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on County Road 22 near Advance Boulevard. The driver now faces two counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle.

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A 21-year-old Stoney Point driver was arrested following a collision Saturday in Leamington.  

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OPP officers responded around 1:30 a.m. to County Road 31 in Leamington. The driver was charged with impaired driving, driving without a licence and failure to produce a permit. No injuries were reported.

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A 22-year-old Windsor woman was arrested Monday at approximately 2 a.m. following a vehicle stop on Riverside Drive East by OPP officers in Tecumseh. 

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The driver was charged with operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs, failure to comply with a demand and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. 

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And a fourth driver was charged following a traffic complaint in Lakeshore. 

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OPP officers responded Friday night around 10 p.m. to a location on County Road 46 in Lakeshore. A 43-year-old South Woodslee woman was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving. 

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Each of the four drivers charged between Friday and Monday received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension and their vehicles were impounded for seven days. 

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“The safety of our community is paramount, and we will continue to enforce impaired driving laws to keep our roads safe,” the OPP said in a statement.  

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Urgent traffic complaints, or any suspicion that someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs or alcohol, should be directed to police via 9-1-1. 

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Non-emergency traffic complaints can be made by calling 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously by calling Windsor and Essex County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). 

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