Essex County OPP have charged a 19-year-old driver following a collision in Essex.
Police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Road 11 and County Road 8 on Sunday at 1:23 a.m.
The Essex driver was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
Operation causing bodily harm
Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.
The accused was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice - Windsor on April 11, 2025, to answer to the charges.
If you have an urgent traffic complaint or if you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs of alcohol, please call 9-1-1 immediately. If you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, you may also call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
