Stephanie PAULTON – Drunk Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Thu May 1 07:18:28 MST 2025

(ESSEX, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic complaint in Essex.



On April 27, 2025, at approximately 12:20 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on County Road 11 in the Town of Essex.

Stephanie PAULTON, 37-yeas-old of Lakeshore, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:

Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
Dangerous Operation
A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and a seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute.

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Windsor on May 8, 2025, to speak 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 911 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).