TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) - Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop.
On December 29, 2025, at 6:53 pm, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Richmond Street and Medway Road.
A traffic stop was initiated at which time the driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Middlesex OPP Detachment.
As a result, Richard PENNINGTON, a 56-year-old of London has been charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Operation while impaired - alcohol
- Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice to speak to the charges on February 18, 2026.