Hwy. 401 file photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.Hwy. 401 file photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.
London

Trucker charged with drunk driving after big rig stopped on Hwy. 401

Provincial police allege a transport truck passing through the London region on Highway 401 earlier this week was being driven by an impaired driver.

A Middlesex OPP officer stopped the big rig, which was in the eastbound lanes of the highway just east of Wellington Road around 5 p.m. on Wednesday.

A screening device was used to determine whether the driver was impaired before he was arrested and taken to the local detachment for more tests.

A 60-year-old North York man has been charged with impaired driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus.

The incident has prompted OPP to issue a reminder to the public to call police if they spot a driver they believe may be impaired.

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