A van struck a house on Michigan Ave in Point Edward - Oct. 2/20 (Photo courtesy of Lambton OPP)A van struck a house on Michigan Ave in Point Edward - Oct. 2/20 (Photo courtesy of Lambton OPP)
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Man charged with impaired by drug after van hits house

By Josh Boyce
October 9, 2020 - 5:12pm

A 28-year-old Sarnia man is charged with drug-impaired driving after a van slammed into a home on Michigan Avenue in Point Edward.

Lambton OPP, Point Edward Fire, and Lambton EMS responded to the crash at around 4 p.m. October 2.

The fire department was able to free the man from the driver's seat, and police said he was showing signs of impairment.

The driver was taken to hospital as a precaution and a drug recognition evaluation was done.

The man is charged with operation while impaired by drug under the Criminal Code of Canada.

He is scheduled to appear in Sarnia court on November 9.

 

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