Lakeshore OPP officer charged with impaired driving

A 40-year-old officer from the OPP's Lakeshore detachment was charged with impaired driving on the weekend after a single-vehicle collision.

Essex County OPP responded to the crash at the intersection of County Road 22 and West Pike Creek in Lakeshore Sunday at 1 a.m.

Following an investigation and breath test, the driver was arrested and charged with impaired driving.

He was also issued a 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension and his vehicle was impounded for seven days.

In a news release, the OPP confirmed that the officer is in his 12th year of service.

He will appear at Windsor's Ontario Court of Justice on Nov. 4.

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