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Impaired charge laid after crash involving stolen vehicle

A 48-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a vehicle stolen from London crashed southwest of the city.

An officer with the Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation Police saw the single-vehicle crash on Hazel Road just before 8 a.m. on Monday.

No injuries were reported.

Through the investigation that followed, police discovered the vehicle had been stolen from London, Middlesex OPP said.

An Oneida man has since been charged with impaired driving, driving with a blood alcohol concentration over 80, and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000. The man has been released from police custody with a future court date.

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