Tag: driver
City politician reflects on ‘making a bit of a scene’ with mid-debate exit
A first-term city councillor expressed no regrets about abruptly exiting a debate over rejigged ward boundaries, arguing his political colleagues were ignoring his and his constituents’ wishes. Ward 1 Coun. Hadleigh McAlister walked out of a Tuesday meeting and didn’t return as city politicians debated changes to London’s 14 ward boundaries â including to his […]
Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401
A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the city, shortly before 4 p.m. […]
London resident killed in two-vehicle crash: Ontario Provincial Police
A London resident was killed and another person was injured in a crash west of Woodstock. Emergency crews were called Tuesday at about 11:10 a.m. to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Zorra Township. Investigators determined two vehicles collided between 31st and 33rd Line, where one driver was taken to the hospital and pronounced […]
Speeding driver flees from police, tries to hide in parking lot
A 19-year-old faces multiple charges after a driver clocked going nearly twice the speed limit on a London street tried to hide in a parking lot, police say. Officers conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Wharncliffe Road South and Legendary Drive detected a vehicle travelling at 118 kilometres an hour in an 60 km/h […]
Two charged after London police seize gun, drugs, cash from wrong-way vehicle
Two men face charges after London police seized a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop. Officers conducted a traffic stop after spotting a vehicle travelling north in the southbound lanes of a construction zone near Wellington and Southdale roads shortly before 10 p.m. on Sunday, police said. Drug packaging was visible inside the […]
Woman suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by vehicle
A woman was fighting for her life in hospital after a vehicle struck her Monday night in London, police say. Emergency crews were called shortly after 8 p.m. to Huron and Adelaide streets in northeast London for a collision involving a pedestrian, police said Tuesday. The female pedestrian was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries […]
Man, 21, charged after two truck driver struck by vehicle pulled from ditch
A 21-year-old London man is facing several charges after a tow truck driver in Huron County was injured when a vehicle removed from a ditch sped away. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police and paramedics responded to reports of a pedestrian being struck on Airport Line between Huron Street and Thames Road East, just west of […]
Driver dies in four-car crash south of Flesherton
One person died and another was airlifted to hospital following a four-vehicle collision south of Flesherton on Highway 10 Sunday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle collision between Road 180 and Road 190 in Grey Highlands about 3 p.m. A 53-year-old driver from Toronto was pronounced dead at the scene and another driver was […]
Police watchdog launches probe after driver, 35, killed in crash
Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal crash north of London involving a vehicle officers had attempted to pull over, the provincewide agency said Friday.