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OPP officer charged after crash in Hamilton pursuit

Nick Westoll / Global News

A Haldimand OPP officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to mischief endangering life in regards to a 2015 police chase that ended with the pursued car crashing into another vehicle.

READ MORE: Hamilton police appealing for witnesses to crash involving cyclist

Const. Lauren Cheeseman was charged in March 2017 after the Special Investigations Unit looked into a December 2015 incident in which a vehicle she was pursuing crashed into another car in Hamilton, seriously injuring the driver.

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Cheeseman was scheduled for a jury trial on charges of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

READ MORE: Driver arrested in Hamilton hit and run had been ‘suspended for life,’ police say

However, on Monday she instead pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of mischief endangering life.

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