Posts Tagged ‘impaired driving’

  • Drinking, driving and eating

    Apr 4, 16 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    A 24-year-old London man is facing charges of impaired driving after being arrested at the eastbound OnRoute Service Centre early Saturday morning. On April 2 just before 2:00 a.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a driving...

  • No place to sleep one off

    Feb 1, 16 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Saturday night at approximately 7:14pm, officers were dispatched to attend the area of Young’s Variety on Longwoods Road in response to a driver sitting in his car believed to be impaired by alcohol.  Upon arrival, officers observed the driver slumped over...

  • Alcohol on the road

    Jan 8, 16 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Around 2:45 a.m. this morning, police responded to a collision on Wallace Street in Wallaceburg.  The man struck a parked car causing approximately $13,000 damage.  Through investigation, the officer believed the man was driving his vehicle while under the...

  • R.I.D.E. comes up empty

    Dec 30, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Last night Chatham Kent police conducted multiple R.I.D.E. Spot Checks in Bothwell & Thamesville.  Approximately 140 vehicles were checked, with no infractions.  Police are reminding everyone to make prior transportation arrangements when enjoying this...

  • Rollover leaves three injured

    Dec 18, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Yesterday morning around 7:00 a.m. emergency crews responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Reeders Line between Kenesserie Road and Moore Road.  A man driving a truck lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, rolled several times after hitting...

  • Double double and a DUI

    Dec 9, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Last night around 10:20 p.m. police received information about a possible impaired driver in the Tim Horton’s drive-thru in Blenheim. An officer on general patrol observed the SUV on Marlborough Street and a traffic stop was initiated. Through...

  • If you drink, don’t drive

    Nov 24, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    It seems like a no-brainer but with the start of the holiday season comes a reminder from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Chatham-Kent Police Service to stay sober behind the wheel. If you do have some holiday cheer, take a cab, call a friend or...

  • Three impaired in two hours

    Nov 23, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Chatham-Kent police arrested and charged three local residents with impaired driving with a two hour pedio last night. The first incident took place around 9:30 p.m. when an officer on general patrol on Duke Street in Chatham observed a vehicle in the middle...

  • Bad choice AND timing

    Nov 16, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    Saturday night around 7:30p.m. a Chatham-Kent Police officer had his cruiser stopped at a red light, at the intersection of Park Ave and Keil Drive. An advance green left-turn arrow signaled on the traffic lights and a truck stopped beside the marked Police...

  • Help from citizens

    Nov 9, 15 • 0 Views • Feature Story, Local News • • No Comments

    On November 7  at 2:45 p.m. Chatham-Kent police received a call regarding an erratic driver driving southbound on Bearline Road in the former Dover Township. An officer located the vehicle as it turned onto Grand River Line. The vehicle had damage to the...