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Suspended London driver charged twice by same officer in less than a month

File photo of an OPP cruiser.
File photo of an OPP cruiser. File / AM980 London

You could call it a case of déjà vu for one provincial police officer.

Middlesex County OPP says a 46-year-old London man was charged with driving under suspension twice in less than a month, both times by the same officer.

The first incident happened Feb. 22 when an OPP officer stopped a white GMC truck on Road 64 in Zorra Township.

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Fast forward to March 16 and the same OPP officer spotted the same person driving the same vehicle on Dundas Street in London.

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London resident Derick Buckingham, 46, is charged with driving while under suspension, failing to accurately complete a daily inspection report, and operating an overweight vehicle. His vehicle was seized and impounded.

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He is scheduled to appear in court to answer to the charges.

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