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Leamington man charged after vehicle ends up in ditch

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a Leamington man after responding to a single-vehicle crash overnight.

Officers were called at around 3 a.m. on Monday to Puce Road in Lakeshore and discovered a vehicle in a ditch.

The 36-year-old driver is charged with impaired driving, driving with over 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood, and dangerous driving.

The driver's vehicle is impounded for seven days, and his licence has been suspended for 90 days.

The charges have not been proven in court.

The driver will have a chance to respond to the counts in a Windsor court on September 25.

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