(BlackburnNews.com file photo)An Essex man appears to have received the message about drunk driving, if a little late.
Dispatch with the Ontario Provincial Police in Essex County got a call around 10am Tuesday from a man who indicated he was too drunk to drive his vehicle. He had pulled over onto the shoulder of Hwy. 3.
When officers arrived, they found open liquor in the vehicle.
Police arrested the 55-year-old. He faces a charge of impaired care and control of a motor vehicle.
A man charged with arson with disregard for human life following a fire at 99 McNaughton Avenue West in Chatham in January is out on bail for a second time.
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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Pretty in Pink at the Rink is the fifth one this year, and is in partnership with the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance.
According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.
