A Blenheim man faces impaired driving charges after an incident over the weekend.
OPP officials say on July 2, around 11 p.m., a member of Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol on Wildwood Line near Kent Bridge Road when they observed a white Jeep Liberty committing a traffic violation.
The vehicle was stopped and while speaking with the driver, the officer determined the driver had consumed alcohol.
The driver was transported to the detachment for further tests.
As a result, the male driver, a 46-year-old Blenheim man has been charged with drive motor vehicle while ability impaired and drive motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused is required to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 19, 2017 to answer to the charges.
Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want to remind the public that as the weather starts getting warmer more traffic will be appearing on our roadways.
The OPP will actively monitor the “Big 4” driving behaviours; impaired driving, speeding, distracted driving, and seatbelt usage.
