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Driver charged following early morning crash in Lakeshore

By Mark Brown

April 22, 2025 - 5:45pm

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a woman after an overnight crash in Lakeshore.

Officers were called shortly after midnight on Tuesday to a single-vehicle collision on County Road 2 near County Road 31.

The 28-year-old driver is charged with impaired driving and driving with excessive blood-alcohol concentration.

The driver's vehicle is impounded for seven days, and a licence suspension is in effect for 90 days.

The charges have not been proven in court.

The suspect will have a chance to respond to the charges in a Windsor court on May 2.

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