(MIDDLESEX CENTRE TWP, ON) – On October 5, 2013 at 2:18 p.m. Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended to a vehicle in need of fuel when it was soon discovered the driver was not licenced to drive.
The grey Chevrolet car was parked on the eastbound shoulder of Highway 402 at the Sharon Drive overpass in Middlesex Centre Township. Police learned that the licence plates did not belong to the vehicle they were attached to. Further investigation revealed the driver’s licence was suspended under the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC). As a result of the investigation, police charged Edward HILLIKER, age 44 of Chippewas of the Thames First Nation with the following:
Driving while disqualified, under the CCC
Use plates not authorized for vehicle, under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
Operate a motor vehicle without insurance, under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act (CAIA)
The vehicle was towed and impounded for 45 days. The driver was released by way of Appearance Notice and is scheduled to appear in a London Court room on December 3, 2013 to speak to the charges.