Six arrested for drunk driving in Essex County : OPP

Essex County OPP are charging six people with drunk driving related offenses, making the arrests over the long weekend.

In one case on Sunday, a car hit a home on Bruce Ave. in Leamington after skidding onto the front lawn. No one was hurt.

Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers found a man slumped behind the wheel of his vehicle on King Street West in Harrow. A 19-year-old Essex man was arrested and charged with a drunk driving-related offence.

Later in the day, around 4:40 p.m., officers in Leamington pulled over a vehicle on Conover Avenue. A 58-year-old Leamington man faces charges of impaired driving.

Earlier in the weekend, police made two arrests. On Friday around 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a collision at Essex County Road 46 and Essex County Road 19.

One vehicle involved in the crash left the scene but was stopped a short distance away. The driver showed signs of impairment and was arrested. A 55-year-old Windsor man faces charges of impaired driving.

Also on Friday, officers received a report of an erratic driver travelling east on Riverside Drive around 6:40 p.m.

Police said the driver stopped at a convenience store and handed his keys over to the clerk. A 50-year-old Tecumseh man was arrested and faces charges of impaired driving.

Agencies/Canadajournal