Many neighbours relieved affordable housing project is cancelled
Tip leads to impaired charges on Plank Road
January 26, 2026
The Independent
A tip from a Lambton County driver has led to a Chatham teen being charged with impaired driving.
Jan. 22 just after 7 pm, the OPP received a report of a possible impaired driver on Kimball Road in St. Clair Township. Police stopped the vehicle on Plank Road in Sarnia.
A 19-year-old Chatham driver faces two impaired driving charges, had their license automatically suspended for 90 days and their vehicle impounded for another seven days.
The teen will be in court in February to answer to the charge.
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