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Charges laid in hit and run

A London man faces a list of charges after a hit and run that left a 93-year-old woman injured.

Police were called around 12:30 p.m. Monday after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on Southdale Road East near Adelaide Street South. A 93-year-old woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

According to police, the vehicle and a suspect were found a short time later on Osgoode Drive near Adelaide Street South. When officers tried to arrest a suspect, he allegedly resisted and tried to escape. Police also say the vehicle had stolen licence plates.

Bernard Gerald Hill, 51, of London is charged with:

  • Driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in the blood causing bodily harm
  • Driving while ability impaired causing bodily harm
  • Failing stop at scene of an accident involving bodily harm
  • Resisting arrest
  • Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000
  • Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm
  • Driving while disqualified
  • Driving while suspended
  • Using plate not authorized for vehicle
Anyone with information in relation to this incident is asked to call the London Police Service at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent in online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com

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