Oil City’s Kember eighth at national wrestling tourney
Impaired charges after car hits the side of building in Petrolia
July 7, 2020
A St. Clair Township woman is facing charges after a car smashed into the side of a building.
Lambton OPP say they were called to the site around 2:25 Saturday afternoon by witnesses.
Police found the accident and the driver. Police believed she had been drinking and she was arrested for impaired driving, taken to the Lambton OPP detachment where she had a Breathalyzer test.
Heather Krestick, 44, of St. Clair Township faces impair driving charges and will be in court Sept. 14.
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