Dennis MALOTT: Drunk Driving

(LEAMINGTON, ON) – A driver was arrested at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint.

On February 14, 2025, at approximately 11:28 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment conducted a traffic stop to check sobriety of the driver at a RIDE checkpoint on Erie Street South in the Municipality of Leamington. 

Dennis MALOTT, 40-years-old of Leamington, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code and Highway Traffic Act offences:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

• Drive motor vehicle – No licence

A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.

The accused was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Windsor on February 27, 2025, to answer to the charges.

The safety of our community is paramount, and we will continue to enforce impaired driving laws to keep our roads safe. “Traffic Safety is Everyone’s Responsibility”. 

If you have an urgent traffic complaint or if you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired by drugs of alcohol, please call 9-1-1 immediately. 

If you have a non-emergency traffic complaint, you may also call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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