A woman and man from Windsor were arrested on Highway 401 after a vehicle went into a ditch Thursday.
The OPP responded to reports of a vehicle in a ditch and a woman running away from the car and into a field on Highway 401, east of Essex County Rd. 9 in Lakeshore.
The OPP’s Tecumseh, Lakeshore, traffic management and canine units attended the scene about 4 p.m. Police confirmed that the vehicle in the ditch was stolen.
After a canine track, police learned that the man and woman solicited a ride at a business in the 1200 block of Concession 8 in Lakeshore.
Officers got a description of that vehicle and conducted a traffic stop without incident in the eastbound lanes of highway 401 near Essex County Rd. 27.
A 37-year-old man from Windsor was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
A 34-year-old woman from Windsor was arrested but released on the scene.
Police have not released the names.
