A 41-year-old Dresden man died from injuries in a two-vehicle crash east of Thamesville Monday afternoon.
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The collision occurred on Longwoods Road between Dew Drop Road and Huff’s Side Road around 4:30 pm, Chatham-Kent police said. A vehicle traveling west, driven by the man who died, had two passengers when it collided with a vehicle traveling east.
The Dresden man was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased, police said.
The other driver and two passengers in the vehicle traveling west had minor injuries.
Anyone with information related to the crash should contact Const. Joel Rehill at [email protected] or call 519-355-1092.
Threat involving replica weapon made in clash over boat sale
A 26-year-old man faces a weapons charge after an argument over the sale of a boat in Wallaceburg.
A man threatened another man with a handgun around 12:30 pm on Saturday, Chatham-Kent police said.
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Police arrested a suspect a short distance away without incident and the handgun turned out to be a realistic-looking BB gun.
The man was released with a short date.
Crash that injured driver, killed dog leads to impaired charge
One driver was injured and a dog died in a crash near Aylmer that resulted in an impaired driving charge against a second driver.
Two vehicles were involved in a “T-bone” collision on Talbot Line near Walker Road in the Township of Malahide, about six kilometers east of Aylmer, about 8:20 am Saturday, Elgin OPP said.
One driver was freed from a vehicle by Malahide firefighters and taken to hospital for treatment of injuries not considered life-threatening, police said. The driver was the only person in the vehicle.
The driver of the second vehicle was not injured, but a dog in the vehicle was killed, police said.
Police administered a roadside impairment test on the uninjured driver, who registered a failure, police said. The driver refused to provide a breath sample in custody.
A 27-year-old Aylmer man was charged with impaired driving and failing to comply with police demand, police said.
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