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3 injured in ‘couchsurfing’ crash; driver facing alcohol-related charges: OPP

Police say three were injured in a "couch surfing" crash. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg/File

DUNGANNON, Ont. – Provincial police are warning of the dangers of so-called “couchsurfing” after three people were injured in an incident about 120 kilometres north of London, Ont.

They say officers responding to a collision call on Sunday determined that a lawn tractor had been towing a utility trailer with a couch in the box.

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OPP say eight people were seated on the couch and in the trailer, and all of them – plus the driver – were thrown when the driver lost control and the trailer and couch rolled into a ditch.

They say three people sustained non-life threatening injuries and were transported to a local hospital. The other six were not injured.

The 23-year-old driver is charged with driving while ability impaired, driving over 80 milligrams, dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily harm, and dangerous operation of motor vehicle.

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He is to appear in court in Goderich, Ont., on Aug. 22.

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