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Crash in Leamington results in impaired driving charges

The Ontario Provincial Police charged four drivers with impaired driving, including one who was arrested after a crash in Leamington.

Officers were called to the scene of a collision on Highway 3 near Morse Road just before 3 a.m. on Sunday.

The driver, a 32-year-old McGregor man, was charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and two counts of impaired driving.

The OPP didn't say if anyone was hurt, but the accused will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on September 15.

The McGregor man was the second driver arrested for impaired driving.

The first was stopped on Lake Drive near Lakeview Drive in Lakeshore just before 9 p.m. on Friday. A 17-year-old Belle River man was charged after a traffic complaint with two counts of operating a motor vehicle while impaired.

Two more were charged early Monday morning.

The OPP stopped a vehicle on I.C. Roy Drive in Lakeshore around 1:13 a.m. and charged a 27-year-old Windsor man with impaired driving and failure or refusal to comply with a demand.

Three and a half hours later, police stopped another vehicle on County Road 23 at Highway 3 in Kingsville. A 40-year-old Lakeshore woman was charged with one count of impaired driving.

Each driver was also given a 90-day Administrative Driver's License Suspension, while police impounded their vehicles for a week.

Anyone with an urgent traffic complaint is encouraged to call 911. Those with a non-urgent complaint can call 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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