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Carless Driving Charge Laid In 401 Crash

A single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent has led to charges for a Leamington resident.

The Ontario Provincial Police said emergency crews responded to the collision in the highway’s eastbound lanes at around 4:21 a.m. on Sunday.

The driver, and lone occupant of the vehicle, was assessed at the scene by paramedics for non-life-threatening injuries.

Believing the driver may have consumed alcohol before driving, authorities conducted a roadside screening test.

As a result, a 20-year-old from Leamington has been charged with careless driving, having a blood alcohol level above zero as a novice driver, and failing to surrender an insurance card.

The driver was also issued a three-day driver’s licence suspension.