OPP cruiser, August 9, 2025. Photo by Mark Brown/WindsorNewsToday.ca.An OPP cruiser. (File photo by Mark Brown/Blackburn Media)
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Charges laid after crash on Pelee Island

An Ohio man faces impaired and dangerous driving charges after a collision on Pelee Island.

The Ontario Provincial Police were called to investigate after a vehicle went into a ditch on East West Road near Coopers Road around 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

The 63-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of impaired driving, one of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and one of transporting a firearm, prohibited device, or ammunition in a careless manner.

Police suspended his driver's license for 90 days and impounded his vehicle for a week.

Around 9:40 p.m. that evening, the OPP also arrested a 40-year-old Kingsville man during a traffic stop on County Road 29 near Road 3.

He faces one count of impaired driving.

Police also suspended his license and impounded his vehicle.

They also arrested a 42-year-old Leamington man after a complaint about a driver in Essex.

Just after midnight on Monday, the OPP investigated a complaint about a driver on Hwy.3 near County Road 29 in Essex.

The driver was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and impaired driving.

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