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Driver Injured And Charged In Hwy. 401 Crash

A careless driving charge has been laid following a collision on Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent that sent one person to hospital.

The Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the eastbound lanes of the highway near Orford Road just before 7 a.m. on April 2 after a passenger vehicle left the road and entered the ditch.

The driver, a 24-year-old from Windsor, suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Following an investigation, the driver has now been charged with careless driving.

Anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage of the incident is asked to contact police at the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).