Impaired driving charges laid after traffic complaint in Corunna

OPP officials allege: A 28-year-old London man has been charged with impaired driving offences after a traffic complaint in Corunna.

Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police responded shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, to a report of a traffic complaint near Lyndoch Street and Hill Street. Officers found the vehicle.

The driver was charged under the Criminal Code and the Liquor Licence and Control Act with operating while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 or more, operating while impaired by alcohol and drugs, and having care or control of a motor vehicle with an open container of liquor.

A 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment were issued. The man was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Sarnia on Nov. 11.

Police are urging people to report impaired driving by calling 911 in emergencies. Complaints of impaired, aggressive or careless driving can also be made at 1-888-310-1122.

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