CK drivers stayed safe on St. Patrick's Day
Chatham-Kent police were out on the streets Monday night conducting R.I.D.E. (Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere) checks.
According to police, CK drivers were well behaved following St. Patrick's Day celebrations.
By 9 p.m., officers on Murray Street in Wallaceburg had checked 80 vehicles. No roadside tests were executed and only two Highway Traffic Act warnings were issued.
By 10 p.m., a R.I.D.E. check on Margaret Avenue in Wallaceburg stopped 50 vehicles. Police said no warnings or tests were issued.
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Traffic complaint leads to impaired driving charge
A 28-year-old Ridgetown man is facing charges after Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) got a traffic complaint last week.
Just after 11 p.m. on March 13, police were called to Dundonald Road in Glencoe for a possible impaired driver.
Police said officers located the vehicle in question on Concession Drive and performed a traffic stop.
The driver was arrested and taken to the Middlesex OPP detachment. He has since been released with a May 13 court date.