(ADELAIDE METCALFE, ON) – On June 22, 2016, at approximately 1:16 p.m., the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Adelaide Metcalfe Fire Department, and the Middlesex-London Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a single motor vehicle crash.
A GMC pickup truck was travelling southbound on Thames Road. Near the intersection of Inadale Road, it left the highway and entered the east ditch, where it struck a plastic culvert, and went airborne into a farm field of corn.
The vehicle had been reported as stolen from the Huron County OPP jurisdiction, and there was a quantity of controlled substances in the vehicle.
One of the occupants, a 30-year-old male, was transported by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries to hospital, and subsequently discharged. He was arrested on June 22, 2016, and held in police custody.
A second occupant, a 38-year-old female, from London, Ontario, was transported by ambulance with serious but non-life threatening injuries to hospital, and has been discharged. She was arrested and released on a Promise to Appear (PTA), on June 23, 2016.
As a result of the police investigation, Michael VAIL, and Connie DURWARD, both from London, Ontario, have been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. They were further charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) with possession of a schedule II substance – cannabis marihuana – under 30 grams, and possession of a schedule I substance – methamphetamine.
The accused persons are scheduled to answer the charges before the London courts.
This incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact their local police. The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario, at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or submit a tip online at www.londoncrimestoppers.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.