LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
Backhoe accident leads to impair charges in Plympton-Wyoming
February 1, 2022
An 83 year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a backhoe fell into a ditch.
Lambton OPP were called to an accident on Michigan Line in Plympton-Wyoming Sunday around 7 pm. They found a backhoe had fallen off a laneway culvert into a deep ditch. Police pulled the driver from the overturned cab. It became apparent the driver had consumed alcohol.
The driver was given a roadside test and arrested on two impaired driving charges.
An 83 year-old man was taken to hospital as a precaution.
He’ll be in court March 7.
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LCCVI, North Lambton bow out in Lambton-Kent boys volleyball finals
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John Wright/The Independent John McGregor took down both Lambton County ‘AA’ schools in the LKSSAA boys volleyball finals Wednesday in Chatham. The Panthers beat North Lambton 25-20, 25-18, and 25-20 in the junior final. The match was the Eagles first appearance in a Lambton-Kent ‘AA’ championship game since moving up to the division last season. John McGregor defeated LCCVI 25-15,
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