Car drives into downtown Windsor park, driver arrested
Car drives into downtown Windsor park, driver arrested
Officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at Senator David A. Croll Park on University Avenue around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor)
Windsor police say a driver is facing an impaired charge after driving into a downtown park, flattening a park bench.
Officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at Senator David A. Croll Park on University Avenue around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Police say the driver and only occupant of the vehicle did not sustain any physical injuries. The driver was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle.
A witness tells CTV News the vehicle “flew off” University Avenue, “skidding through” the park, flattening a bench.A car drove over a bench at Senator David A. Croll Park on University Avenue in Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Travic Fortnum/CTV News Windsor)
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Officers were called to the single-vehicle crash at Senator David A. Croll Park on University Avenue around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Travis Fortnum/CTV News Windsor)
A car drove over a bench at Senator David A. Croll Park on University Avenue in Windsor, Ont., on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Travic Fortnum/CTV News Windsor)
