Essex teen charged with impaired driving after crash

Ontario Provincial Police cruiser - File Image (OPP)

Essex County OPP have charged a 19-year-old driver following a collision in Essex.

Police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Road 11 and County Road 8 on Sunday at 1:23 a.m.

The Essex driver was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

Operation causing bodily harm

Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

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

The accused was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Windsor on April 11, 2025, 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).