(PETROLIA, ON) – On November 5, 2020 at approximately 7:40 p.m. members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Lambton County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Lambton Shores Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision on Northville Road, Municipality of Lambton Shores.
Lambton OPP members located the vehicle in the ditch. Upon speaking with the driver, it became apparent the driver had consumed an alcoholic beverage and was displaying signs of impairment. The driver was arrested for impaired operation and transported to the local hospital via Lambton Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with minor injuries. The driver provided two suitable samples of breath above the legal limit.
Christina ENGLISH, 29 year-old of South Hampton, has been charged with Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs and Operation While Impaired- Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus), pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada.
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice-Sarnia, Ontario on December 14, 2020.
If you see a driver you suspect may be impaired by alcohol or drugs, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or *OPP (677) on your mobile phone. Your call could make our roads safer for all.