Impaired Driver Charged in Ingersoll

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 06:56

By Marcie Culbert @marcieculbert

Photo Credit: Ontario Provincial Police - West Region Facebook page

The OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Thames Street North early Saturday morning.

INGERSOLL - A 36-year-old from Ingersoll has been charged with impaired driving in their hometown.

This comes after the Oxford OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Thames Street North shortly after midnight Saturday morning.

The driver was charged with operation while impaired by alcohol, operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80. They also face a 90 day licence suspension and a seven day vehicle impound.

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