Impaired driving charge laid against male driver

A male driver faces an impaired driving charge and a pair of Provincial Offense Notices after a traffic stop.

The Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment states that an officer stopped a vehicle in the 800 block of Front Road North May 3 at approximately 12:30 a.m. He was allegedly travelling 101 km/hr in a 70 km/hr zone, police say. The driver was identified as a 29-year-old male.

According to police, the officer detected the odour of alcohol and conducted a roadside screening test. As a result of the test, police add the driver was arrested on the impaired driving charge. 

The accused’s vehicle was towed from the scene and police say he was also issued Provincial Offense Notices for speeding and failing to have a valid permit for the vehicle.

Traffic-related offenses

The Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment states that an officer executed a vehicle stop in the 700 block of Front Road North May 1 at approximately 1 p.m. after being alerted to expired plates by the automatic licence plate reader in the police vehicle. Police say the driver was identified as a 30-year-old male. The driver was alleged to be unable to provide valid insurance for the vehicle. Police add he was charged with two traffic-related offenses.

Golf cart issues

Police say that at approximately 4 p.m. May 3, an officer was conducting directed patrols in the area of Woodland Lane and Lake Erie Drive. It is alleged that a golf cart was observed being operated on the roadway and was subsequently stopped by the officer. Police add the male operator was issued a summons for Owner Operate Motor Vehicle on a Highway - No Insurance.

Accidents

An officer attended a single vehicle collision in the 2000 block of Front Road North May 4 at approximately 4:30 a.m. Upon arrival, police say a single vehicle was in the ditch and a hydro pole was damaged. The involved driver, a 21-year-old male, was uninjured and indicated to police that he had swerved to avoid a deer that had run across the roadway. Hydro One attended the scene and repaired the hydro pole. There were no charges laid.

•A multi-vehicle accident was responded to by police May 5 at approximately 4:30 p.m. in the 2600 block of Front Road North. Upon arrival, police say it was determined that three vehicles had sustained damage. According to police, two of the vehicles had been stopped for a school bus, when the third vehicle rear-ended them. There were no injuries reported. A 20-year-old male was charged with careless driving.

Impaired driving charge laid against male driver

—All information courtesy of the Windsor Police Service – Amherstburg Detachment