London police cruiser file photo. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)London police cruiser file photo. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)
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Drunk driving charge laid after car hits building

A London woman is facing impaired driving charges after a car hit a south-end building on the weekend.

London police were called around 11:40 p.m. Sunday after a Hyundai Elantra hit a building in a retail plaza at 1025 Wellington Rd. S.

"The female driver of the car continued to operate the vehicle out of the parking lot and drove southbound on Wellington Road," police said in a news release issued Monday. "The vehicle was stopped by officers on Bradley Avenue, and the driver was arrested."

A 50-year-old London woman is charged and will appear in court on January 21.

Police say about $15,000 in damage was done to the building.

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