(ESSEX, ON) – On Sunday, June 15, 2014 at approximately 5:20 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex was called to attend a motor vehicle collision on Talbot Street South, where the suspect vehicle had left the scene.
Witnesses were able to identify the vehicle by the licence plate number and police received another report of the same vehicle driving erratically on Concession 12 in Essex shortly thereafter.
Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle which had driven into the north ditch on Concession 12, just west of Essex County Road 15 in Essex.
Officers spoke to the sole occupant and driver of the vehicle, who was not injured, and determined that she was impaired.
She was arrested at the scene.
Jeanne ELLIOT, age 48, of Essex has been charged with Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Exceed 80 Milligrams of Blood Alcohol Content. She will appear in a Windsor court on July 8, 2014.
Police would like to remind the public that we rely on the public to report crime and impaired driving is a crime that should be treated no differently. If you suspect that someone is driving or about to drive impaired, call 911 and report it. If you see that someone is impaired and intends on driving, do not let them drive.