ESSEX, Ont. – Provincial police say a transport driver is facing a careless driving charge following a collision that sent two Chatham-Kent police officers to hospital.
OPP say Det. Const. Nelson Das Neves remains in hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while Staff Sgt. Kirk Earley was treated and released.
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Investigators say the collision occurred Wednesday evening in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Essex.
Police say the Chatham-Kent officers were speaking to a driver during a traffic stop on the right shoulder when a tractor-trailer struck the rear of the cruiser.
OPP say Parminder Singh Dhanqa, 30, of Brampton is charged with careless driving.
The highway was closed until early Thursday morning as police investigated the incident.
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