A Wyoming man is facing charges after allegedly crashing his vehicle into another vehicle on the 402, and then fleeing the scene on foot.
Lambton OPP say on Sunday May 15th, the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 402 Highway, eastbound, City of Sarnia after receiving a 911 call regarding a serious multi-vehicle, motor vehicle collision.
At approximately 5:00 p.m., Lambton OPP along with Lambton Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Sarnia Fire Department were dispatched to a serious, multi-vehicle, motor vehicle collision in the area of 402 Highway, eastbound, and Waterworks Road, City of Sarnia.
OPP attended the location and was informed that an eastbound motor vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed collided into the rear of a second eastbound motor vehicle.
This caused the second motor vehicle to leave the highway, rollover and finally come to rest on its roof in the water filled ditch.
The lone occupant of this vehicle was transported to hospital by EMS with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect motor vehicle after colliding with the second motor vehicle did collide into a third eastbound motor vehicle which sustained only minor damage and no injuries were reported as a result.
The driver of the suspect motor vehicle fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival however was located and arrested a short time later in a field not far from the collision scene.
The driver of the motor vehicle has been identified as a 56-year-old Plympton-Wyoming man.
The accused was arrested and charged with:
– Driving While Ability Impaired – Causing Bodily Harm
– Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident Involving Bodily Harm
– Exceed 80 Milligrams Blood Alcohol Content – Cause Accident with Bodily Harm
– Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Cause Bodily Harm
– Drive Motor Vehicle – No Validation on Plate
– Drive Motor Vehicle – No Licence
The accused will appear in the Sarnia Ontario Court of Justice on Monday June 6th, 2016.
