OPP are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by an alleged impaired driver in Oxford County on Wednesday.
At 9:54 p.m., OPP and local first responders received a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian on Charlotte Avenue in Tillsonburg.
The pedestrian was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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The driver was arrested and transported to the Oxford OPP detachment after an approved screening device — a test performed by police to detect the presence of alcohol — was used.
John Antal, 56, of Tillsonburg, has been charged with operating a vehicle while impaired, operating a vehicle while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) 80-plus and careless driving.
The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice at a future date.
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