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Windsor

On the lookout for impaired drivers, and police stop three for stunt driving

Windsor Police stepped up patrols across the city on Tuesday for St. Patrick's Day, but officers didn't make any arrests for impaired driving.

They did make three arrests for stunt driving.

Officers checked 756 vehicles and issued 76 enforcement actions.

A 58-year-old woman was stopped for going 95 km/h in a 50 km/h zone on Wyandotte Street East near Central Avenue.

Then, police stopped a 49-year-old man travelling 92 km/h, and a 39-year-old man clocked at 91 km/h in the same stretch of Wyandotte Street East.

All three drivers had their vehicles impounded for two weeks, and their licenses suspended for 30 days.

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