St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)St. Thomas police headquarters on Caso Crossing. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Speeding vehicle blows tire in roundabout

Dangerous driving charges have been laid against a 19-year-old London man after a vehicle spotted racing others in St. Thomas lost control and blew a tire in a roundabout.

St. Thomas police officers saw a vehicle travelling at a "high rate of speed" along Sunset Drive around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night.

Police believe the driver of the vehicle was racing other drivers at the time.

The driver lost control of the vehicle in a roundabout, a short time later, blowing a tire.

No one was hurt.

A 19-year-old London man was arrested without incident. He is now charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. The vehicle has been impounded for seven days.

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