St. Thomas Police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, BlackburnNews.com)St. Thomas Police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, BlackburnNews.com)
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New Year's Day crash leads to impaired driving charge

A London man is facing charges after rolling over a vehicle in St. Thomas while allegedly driving intoxicated.

According to St. Thomas police, officers responded to a single motor vehicle roll-over accident on South Edgeware Road around 2 a.m. Wednesday.

When they arrived at the scene, the vehicle was found abandoned and the K-9 unit was called in to assist.

It was later discovered that the driver had been picked up and transported to the Elgin General Hospital for medical attention.

As a result of the collision, police arrested a 33-year-old man for impaired operation of a vehicle and exceeding 80 mg of alcohol.

He was released from custody with a future court date.

 

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