(WHEATLEY PROVINCAL PARK, ON)- On Sunday June 22, 2025, at approximately 9:27 pm, members from the Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to the report of a single vehicle into a tree in Wheatly Provincial Park. 

As officers arrived on scene and spoke to the driver it was determined that the driver had previously consumed alcohol.  The driver was arrested and transported to a local detachment.

 As a result, Jacob WIEBE, 65-years-of-age of Leamington has been charged with:

  • Operation while Impaired - Alcohol and drugs
  • Operation while Impaired - 80 plus
  • Dangerous Operation

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

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Chatham on July 17, 2025.

No injuries were reported as a result of the collision.


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