OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)
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Long weekend busy for Lambton OPP with impaired drivers

Lambton County OPP took five impaired drivers off the roads during the Labour Day long weekend.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on August 29 police were asked to come to the Blue Water Bridge by the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) about a possible impaired driver.

A 39-year-old man from Michigan was arrested and charged.

He is scheduled to return to Sarnia to appear before Ontario Court Justice later this month.

Under a day later police arrested a 23-year-old from Warwick for driving under the influence.

OPP initiated a traffic stop on London Road near Lambton Mall Road at 11:57 p.m. on August 29.

The woman faces impaired driving charges.

On August 30 just before 5:30 p.m. officers responded to a traffic complaint in Petrolia.

Police initiated a traffic stop on Petrolia Line near Oozloffsky Street.

A 54-year-old Petrolia man was arrested and charged.

The fourth incident happened just under five hours later in Grand Bend.

A traffic stop was conducted on Ontario Street. When police noticed signs of impairment a 5-year-old Brampton man was arrested.

The last incident over the long weekend happened on August 31.

At approximately 6:45 p.m. OPP received a report of a possible impaired driver on Chiefs Road South on Walpole Island First Nation.

A 36-year-old man faces charges for impaired driving and with the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.

Each of the drivers received a 90 day licence suspension and a seven day vehicle impoundment.

Anyone who sees a suspected impaired driver is encouraged to call police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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