Dangerous Driving Call Leads Police To Drunk Driver
A 35-year-old Highgate man is charged with impaired driving after he allegedly blew through some stop signs, but refused to blow into a breathalyzer.
Police say they got a call from a concerned citizen Wednesday night who reported seeing someone driving a pickup truck at a high rate of speed in Highgate while also allegedly failing to stop for some stop signs.
Officers say when they showed up, they also saw some tire marks in the grass of some front yards.
Police were able to track down a suspect after getting a description of the truck and pulled the man over after seeing him driving on Maple St. The driver allegedly pulled onto the front lawn of a nearby residence and got out of his truck.
Investigators say the officer at the scene believed the man was driving while under the influence of alcohol, so he was arrested and taken back to police headquarters where he allegedly refused to provide suitable breath samples.
Police say the man was released from custody once he sobered up, but his driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days.
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Wanted Woman Arrested
Chatham-Kent police say they managed to track down a 37-year-old woman who was on their wanted list since February.
Officers say she was released from court on February 1 with several conditions, including one that she live at a specific address in Chatham.
Police say that same night, they were told that she wasn't living there, so they issued a warrant for her arrest.
Officers found her yesterday and took her into custody. She's now charged with failing to comply with her release conditions.
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Drunk In Public
A 35-year-old woman had to spend the night at police headquarters after allegedly causing a drunken disturbance on Wallace St. in Wallaceburg.
Police say they took the woman into custody after getting a tip from the public Thursday night and released her early this morning after she sobered up.
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Toronto Driver Speeding On Hwy. 401
Chatham-Kent OPP say a 27-year-old Toronto man is charged with racing and driving under suspension after police pulled him over on the Hwy. 401 earlier this week.
Police say an officer who was conducting RADAR enforcement Monday morning initiated the highway stop after recording a vehicle going faster than 160km/h near Dillon Rd.
The driver's licence has been suspended and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.
