Three impaired driving charges include crash involving two children

One man drove a vehicle the wrong way on a one-way section of Chatham Street East.

Three drivers face impaired driving charges after separate incidents across Windsor over the weekend, including a two-vehicle collision that involved two children, according to Windsor police. The first incident occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. on July 10 at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, where Canada Border Services Agency officers stopped a 38-year-old woman who was showing signs of impairment. Police said officers observed the woman had bloodshot eyes, appeared disoriented and smelled of alcohol.

She was arrested and taken to Windsor police headquarters, where she allegedly failed a breath test. She is charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit. The second incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on July 11 after officers responded to a reported collision in the 500 block of Pierre Avenue.

According to police, a 42-year-old man swerved into another vehicle before crashing into a utility pole. Two children were inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. Officers who spoke with the driver observed signs of impairment and arrested him.

He was taken to police headquarters, where he allegedly failed a breath test. He is charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit. The third arrest came shortly after midnight on July 12 when officers spotted a vehicle travelling the wrong way on a one-way section of Chatham Street East.

Police said the 29-year-old driver showed signs of impairment during a traffic stop. He was arrested without incident and later allegedly failed a breath test. He is charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.

Windsor police are reminding motorists that impaired driving puts everyone at risk and urge anyone who suspects an impaired driver to call 911. mholmeshill@postmedia.com