windsor police arrest four impaired drivers, including one at each local border crossing
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tens of thousands have crossed the gordie howe international bridge from windsor to detroit since it opened july 27.
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windsor police say they charged four impaired drivers in separate cases early sunday, including suspects arrested at the gordie howe bridge, detroit-windsor tunnel and ambassador bridge.
shortly after midnight on sunday, officers responded to a call about an unresponsive woman inside a vehicle in the 4600 block of seminole street.
police said they found the woman hunched over in the driver’s seat with the car running. when she woke up, police said officers noticed signs of impairment including sweating, pinpoint pupils and a flushed face.
inside the vehicle, officers allegedly found 1.4 grams of fentanyl, 3.2 grams of cannabis and a pipe with fentanyl residue. the officers arrested the woman and took her to windsor police headquarters, where she allegedly failed a drug recognition expert test.
the 41-year-old woman is charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a schedule 1 substance.
around the same time, officers with the canada border services agency (cbsa) stopped a man at the ambassador bridge. the driver allegedly showed signs of impairment and had an open bottle of alcohol in the centre console.
windsor police said the driver failed a roadside breath test. he was taken to windsor police headquarters where he allegedly failed another breath test, blowing three times over the legal limit.
the 23-year-old man is charged with operation with a blood alcohol concentration at or exceeding 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.
shortly after 4 a.m., cbsa officers at the gordie howe international bridge stopped a woman who allegedly showed signs of impairment. she was also arrested and transported to windsor police headquarters. police said she gave a breath sample that registered three times over the legal limit.
the 23-year-old woman is charged with operation with a blood alcohol concentration at or exceeding 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.
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then at 7:30 a.m., cbsa officers at the detroit-windsor tunnel stopped another driver who allegedly showed signs of impairment. police said that woman also failed a breath test.
the 29-year-old woman has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operation with a blood alcohol concentration at or exceeding 80 mg per 100 ml of blood.
“the windsor police service reminds drivers that impaired driving puts everyone at risk,” police said. “if you suspect someone is driving impaired, call 911 immediately.”
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