Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters. March 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)Sarnia Police cruiser outside police headquarters. March 2019. (Photo by Colin Gowdy, BlackburnNews)
Sarnia

Impaired driving charge laid after crash causes outage

A Sarnia man has been charged after a car hit a hydro pole at Exmouth Street and East Street just before 1 a.m. Sunday.

Police said a vehicle heading eastbound on Exmouth mounted the curb and struck the pole causing a power outage in the central part of the city.

Police said the vehicle left the scene but was found later by police driving erratically on Oxford Street.

An officer stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver who was taken to police headquarters where he failed a breath test.

A 26-year-old Sarnia man is now charged with impaired driving.

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.