A London, Ont., man is facing multiple charges after Elgin County OPP found him lying on a roadway at a Lake Line, Southwold Township address Saturday.
At 12:25 a.m., an officer stopped to assist the individual who soon engaged in a physical confrontation with police, OPP say.
The person attempted to flee the area on a motorcycle and was later taken into custody.
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According to police, Colin James Gibbons, 23 and of London, has been charged with operating a vehicle while impaired – alcohol and drugs, operation of a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) 80 plus, resisting a peace officer as well as the Highway Traffic Act, and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act offences.
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The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in St. Thomas at a later date.
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