by XPolice | Feb 16, 2018 | careless driving, Elgin County, Essex County, News
A Tecumseh transport driver is facing charges after a collision closed the westbound lanes of Highway 401. The single-vehicle happened on Wednesday evening near mile marker #140 when the driver lost control, resulting in the truck and trailer flipping onto its side,...
by XPolice | Sep 29, 2017 | Elgin County, News
Provincial police are now alleging that alcohol was a factor in a crash on Hwy. 401 that killed a London mother and her daughter. Sarah Payne, 42, and her five-year-old daughter Freya died August 29 after a pickup truck crossed the median on Hwy. 401 near Dutton and...
by XPolice | Apr 4, 2017 | Elgin County, News
Distracted driving related deaths have almost tripled since this time last year in Ontario. This year there have been 11 deaths on OPP patrolled roads compared to four at the same time last year. During the March break alone the Ontario Provincial Police laid 2,400...
by XPolice | Mar 16, 2017 | Elgin County, News
A 20-year old Southwold man faces impaired driving charges after police found him with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in his system. OPP say a 2012 black Ford F-150 was driving westbound on Fruit Ridge Line early Sunday morning when it swerved and struck another...
