Sleeping man in drive-thru line leads to charges in Ontario town

Police have laid charges after a man was found asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle while waiting in a drive-thru line in southwestern Ontario around the dinner hour on Monday.

Ontario Provincial Police said they received a report just before 6 p.m. that a man was sleeping in a car while in the drive-thru lane of a business on Erie Street North in Leamington, some 50 kilometres southeast of Windsor on the north shore of Lake Erie.

Shortly after arriving at the scene, police made an arrest.

A 52-year-old Leamington man is charged with operation while impaired (alcohol and drugs), operation while impaired (blood alcohol concentration 80-plus) and drive vehicle with cannabis readily available.

He’s scheduled to appear in Windsor court on Dec. 12.

OPP said those who reported the incident to police did the right thing.

“If you see anything suspicious or suspect an impaired driver, you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately,” OPP said in a news release on Tuesday.