Cole RIVEST – Drunk Driving

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Mar 25 08:51:50 MST 2025

(ESSEX, ON) – One person has been charged following a collision in Essex.



On March 23, 2025, at approximately 1:23 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of County Road 11 and County Road 8 in the Town of Essex.



Cole RIVEST, 19-years-old of Essex, was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:



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

The accused was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Windsor on April 11, 2025, to answer 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 9-1-1 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).