Multiple impaired driving charges over weekend in Essex County

The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested three drivers on the Victoria Day long weekend with alcohol related driving offences.

On Friday, May 20 at 6:11 p.m., members of the Tecumseh OPP responded to a report of a motor vehicle striking a road sign on Tecumseh Road in Tecumseh. A vehicle matching the description and the driver were located in a parking lot nearby.

A 62-year-old from Lakeshore was charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired and operation of a vehicle while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

On Saturday, May 21 at 10:52 p.m., members of the Lakeshore OPP, along with Lakeshore Fire and Rescue and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to single vehicle collision on County Road 42 in the Municipality of Lakeshore.

A 20-year-old from Lakeshore was charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired and operation of a vehicle while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

On Sunday, May 22 at 4:19 a.m., members of the Leamington OPP responded to a collision involving a single vehicle on Oak Street West in Leamington.

A 25-year-old from Leamington was charged with operaton of a vehicle while impaired and operation of a vehicle while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

All of the accused are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on later dates. A 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and 7-dayVehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute to the accused.

Essex County OPP officers were on patrol over the Victoria Day Long weekend for the annual Canada Road Safety Week campaign. The OPP joined national policing partners to conduct robust enforcement/education around inattentive/ distracted driving, speeding and other aggressive driving, alcohol/drug impaired driving, seatbelt compliance and other risky road behaviours.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it immediately.