Single-vehicle crash in Lakeshore leads to impaired driving charges

OPP officials allege: A Walpole Island First Nation resident is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle collision in Lakeshore.

Essex County OPP said officers investigated the crash on County Road 42 near Gracey Side Road at about 7:58 p.m. on June 20.

A 50-year-old resident of Walpole Island First Nation was charged with impaired operation involving alcohol and drugs, operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit and dangerous operation.

Police imposed a 90-day administrative driver’s licence suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on July 22.

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