A 45-year-old driver from Leamington is charged after police discovered the individual’s vehicle had paper copies of a licence plate affixed, instead of the Ministry of Transportation- issued plate.
On January 22, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., a member of the Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol on Talbot Street West in Leamington, when the officer ran a check on a vehicle’s plate.
The check revealed the licence plate was no longer valid.
After conducting a traffic stop, the officer discovered the vehicle had been plated with a paper copy of the invalid plate.
Police charged the driver with the following Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences:
- Driving while under suspension.
- Using a plate not authorized for the vehicle.
- Operate an unsafe vehicle.
The vehicle was towed from the scene.