An 83-year-old Plympton-Wyoming resident is accused of operating a piece of machinery while impaired after Lambton OPP found an overturned backhoe in a ditch.
A single-vehicle collision was reported Sunday night on Michigan Line in Plympton-Wyoming. Provincial police said a backhoe fell from a laneway culvert into a deep ditch.
After the driver was rescued from the overturned cab, a roadside test was conducted as officers suspected the driver had consumed alcohol.
The driver allegedly failed the test and was arrested, and taken to hospital as a precaution.
The accused was charged with operation while impaired and failure or refusal to comply with demand. They're scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on March 7.
