Two alleged impaired drivers charged in Essex County

OPP depict a drink of alcohol and car keys beside handcuffs in this undated file image. Photo: OPP

Two people have been charged with impaired driving in Essex County in separate incidents over the weekend.

One person was charged following a crash in Leamington on Sunday at 12:06 a.m. Officers investigated the single-vehicle collision on Highway 77 near Mersea Road 8.

A 26-year-old Leamington man was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

• Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
• Fail or refusal to comply with demand
• Dangerous operation

On Saturday at 7:43 p.m., officers investigated traffic complaints on Gloucester Drive and Cumberland Way in Essex.

A 34-year-old Essex 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)
• Dangerous operation

For both 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 in Windsor in July 16 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 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).