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Traffic stop for speeding leads to impaired driving charges

OPP sign at the Detachment on Manning Road in Lakeshore, Ont., on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Melanie Borrelli /CTV News Windsor) OPP sign at the Detachment on Manning Road in Lakeshore, Ont., on Thursday, May 11, 2023. (Melanie Borrelli /CTV News Windsor)
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A Leamington driver has been charged following a traffic stop on Mersea Road 1 in Leamington.

On Monday night just after 10 p.m., OPP said they stopped a vehicle for speeding.

Police said as a result of the investigation, the 29-year-old man also faces impaired driving charges.

The driver is charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus, speeding 49 km/h over the posted limit, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available.

The driver also faces a seven-day vehicle impoundment and a 90-day license suspension.

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