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Impaired driver nabbed on London Line
August 27, 2021
A Forest man is facing charges after OPP were told of an erratic driver on London LIne.
Lambton OPP say around 1.45 am Aug. 23, they received a call about the vehicle travelling in the eastbound lane in Plympton-Wyoming.
Police found the vehicle and it became apparent the driver had been drinking.
After a roadside test, the driver, a 38 year old from Forest, is facing two charges of impaired driving for alcohol and drugs.
He’ll be in court in October.
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