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Four people are facing alcohol-related driving charges after being arrested by Ontario Provincial Police.
A 40-year-old Leamington man was arrested Thursday night following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3 in Tecumseh.
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On Saturday at approximately 12:50 a.m., OPP officers responded to a complaint of a vehicle being driven erratically on County Road 13 in Essex.
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Officers located the vehicle and spoke with the driver, who was transported to a detachment for further testing.
A 73-year-old Essex man was arrested and charged.
Officers responded to a call around 3 a.m. Saturday about another vehicle being driven erratically — this time on Division Street South in Kingsville.
Upon speaking to the driver, the officer observed signs of alcohol consumption.
The 25-year-old driver from Kingsville was arrested.
Saturday evening at about 11 p.m., officers located a vehicle on County Road 42 in Tecumseh after a call from a member of the public about a possible impaired driver.
Upon speaking to the driver, the officer observed signs of alcohol consumption.
A 62-year-old Windsor man was arrested.
All four drivers were charged with two counts — one of impaired driving and one of operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 milligrams or more.
All were released from custody with a scheduled date to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice.
Each driver received a 90-day driver’s license suspension and had their vehicle impounded for seven days.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, by drugs or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.
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