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Sarnia police make impaired driving arrests, officers nearly struck

Sarnia police made arrests in two impaired driving incidents this week including one that saw officers nearly struck by a vehicle.

Just before 1 a.m. Friday, police were completing an investigation in the 800 block of St. Clair Parkway and were returning to their cruisers.

A vehicle began drifting toward them and officers had to jump up against the police cruiser to avoid being struck.

Police stopped the vehicle a short time later and arrested the driver who allegedly failed a roadside breath test and an intoxilyzer test at the police station.

A 21-year-old Sarnia man is charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of over 80 milligrams.

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On Thursday at around 2:15 a.m., officers were called to Canatara Park where they spotted a vehicle driving erratically on Lake Chipican Drive.

Police stopped the vehicle, and the driver allegedly failed a roadside breath test.

She was taken to police headquarters and allegedly blew over the legal limit.

A 19-year-old woman from London is charged with operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of over 80 milligrams.

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