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A London driver is facing two careless driving charges after a vehicle was stopped twice travelling into oncoming traffic, police said.
An OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the off-ramp to Highway 402 at Mandaumin Road in Plympton-Wyoming on Saturday at about 10:45 p.m., Lambton OPP said. A 26-year-old from London was charged with careless driving.
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Shortly after, the same vehicle was seen travelling south in the northbound lanes on Mandaumin Road.
Police stopped the vehicle again and charged the 26-year-old Londoner with careless driving, police said.
The accused is set to appear in provincial offences court in Sarnia on Nov. 7.
OPP said the incident “highlights the importance of remaining alert and abiding by traffic laws to ensure the safety of all road users” and asks anyone witnessing dangerous driving behaviour to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Residents warned to close windows as railway ties burn
Railway ties on a bridge that crosses a creek near Wallaceburg burned in a fire Tuesday afternoon that sent plumes of smoke into the air that could be seen many kilometres away.
Flames were nearly two metres high and black smoke was coming from the railroad ties when fire crews arrived at about 1 p.m., Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue said.
The wooden rail bridge that crosses over Running Creek outside of Wallaceburg is on an abandoned stretch of line.
Firefighters advised residents to close their windows and doors as a precaution to limit exposure to toxic smoke in a post on X.
A tanker from Tupperville was brought in, and firefighters used portable pumps to douse the burning railway ties, Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue said.
The Ministry of the Environment was notified and the cause of the fire is undetermined, the department said.
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