(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On February 8, 2023, at 9:23 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), received a call from a member of the public about an erratic driver on County Road 20, Town of Kingsville.

Officers patrolled and located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver displayed signs of drug intoxication, as a result they were arrested and attended a local detachment to meet with a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

Salah HALABI, a 28-year-old of Leamington, has been charged under the Criminal Code with:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Windsor on February 22, 2023, to speak to the charge.

A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (A.D.L.S.) and a 7-day Vehicle Impoundment was initiated as per statute.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, by drug of alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.

Photo by Chris Anson