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Driver and passenger arrested after West Perth campground incident

An impaired driving investigation has resulted in charges against the driver and passenger.

Perth OPP arrived at a campground in West Perth around midnight Friday after a report of an impaired driver.

Upon interacting with the driver and passenger, both attempted to flee on foot after the passenger assaulted the responding officers.

A Cambridge resident, age 45, faces charges that include operation while impaired, resisting a peace officer and failing to stop for police.

A 37-year-old St. Marys resident is charged with assaulting a peace officer with a weapon, two counts of assaulting a peace officer and resisting a peace officer.

Anyone with information related to the investigation is asked to call Perth OPP or Crime Stoppers.

Paul Cluff
Paul Cluff
Paul is a veteran journalist with decades of experience in newsrooms across Canada. He has served as sports editor at the St. Thomas Times-Journal, a general assignment reporter at the Stratford Beacon Herald, editor of the Goderich Signal Star, and founding editor of StratfordToday.ca. Paul is a graduate of St. Clair College’s journalism program and holds a credential in Inclusive Journalism – Fair Representation in Media from Seneca College.

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