Amherstburg man charged with impaired driving after hit-and-run collision in Windsor

Published Jun 19, 2024 • 1 minute read

Windsor Police Service logo shown on a cruiser June 5, 2019. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

A 36-year-old Amherstburg man faces numerous charges, including impaired driving, following a hit-and-run collision in Windsor.

Windsor police responded shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday evening to the 2900 block of Grandview Street, where officers found a parked, red sport utility vehicle with significant front-end damage.

While investigating, the officers were told a white Honda HRV had struck the parked vehicle before leaving the scene.

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Officers located the Honda in a rear parking lot in the 5400 block of Tecumseh Road East.

Officers spoke with the vehicle’s driver and said they detected a strong odour of alcohol on his breath.

The man was transported to police headquarters where he allegedly failed a breath test.

The Amherstburg man was charged with impaired driving, failure to stop at a collision, driving without a licence and careless driving.

This latest arrest follows an incident that occurred Saturday morning in the 1400 block of Parent Avenue.

Shortly after 1 a.m., officers responding to a separate incident were approached by another vehicle. It collided with their parked cruiser.

Police say the vehicle then struck a second parked are before coming to a stop.

A 31-year-old woman was arrested and transported to police headquarters where she allegedly failed a breath test.

She faces charges of impaired driving and driving with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.

Anyone with further information is asked to call the Windsor Police Service at 519-255-6700 or contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at catchcrooks.com.

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