OPP officials allege: One person has been charged following a single motor vehicle collision in Lakeshore.
On February 19, 2025, at approximately 7:27 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Comber Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore.
A 61-year-old Blenheim man, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act offences:
• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Fail to surrender insurance Card
• Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
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 March 3, 2025, to answer to the charges.
The safety of our community is paramount, and we will continue to enforce impaired driving laws to keep our roads safe. “Traffic Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility”.
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).
