(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On June 19, 2014, just after 8:00 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a complaint of a Ford Fusion driving at a high rate of speed on Highway 401 westbound from Elgin County.
A Chatham-Kent OPP officer who was conducting RADAR enforcement on Highway 401 observed the westbound vehicle which appeared to be exceeding the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr. The RADAR registered a speed of 159 km/hr.
The officer stopped the vehicle on Highway 401, near Orford Road, in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, and spoke with the driver.
Further investigation determined that the driver was impaired by drug.
47 year old William HEWLETT, from Windsor, has been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired and Race a Motor Vehicle. The driver’s licence has been suspended and the vehicle impounded for a period of seven days, as per statute.
He will appear in a Chatham court on July 18, 2014, to answer to the charges.