Drunk Driver Repeatedly Rams Cruiser – Vanessa SMITH Facing Numerous Charges

(LONDON, ON) – On April 14, 2018, at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of an erratic driver eastbound on Provincial Highway 401, from the Elgin County. Witnesses reported that the vehicle had failed to remain at the scene of a collision.

Officers located the vehicle at a gas station in the Exeter Road and Wellington Road area, City of London. As officers approached the vehicle to speak with the driver, the operator reversed the vehicle, nearly striking the officer and crashing into a gas pump. The vehicle then fled southbound on Wellington Road.

Moments later, officers located the vehicle parked at a commercial plaza on Wellington Road and Roxburgh Road. The driver then used the vehicle to repeatedly strike the police cruiser. The operator fled on foot and was arrested a short distance from the scene.

After further examination, police determined that the driver was impaired by drugs and operating a stolen motor vehicle. No one was injured as a result of this event.

As a result of the police investigation, 30-year-old, Vanessa SMITH, of Chatham-Kent, Ontario has been charged with the following offences pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA):

Assault with A Weapon

Dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle x 2

Driving While Ability Impaired – motor vehicle (Alcohol and Drug)

Fail to Comply with Conditions of Undertaking Given by Officer in Charge

Fail to Comply with Recognizance

Flight while Pursued by Peace Officer

Obstruct Peace Officer

Possession Break In Instruments

Possession Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

Possession Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 – in Canada

Public Mischief

Possession of a Schedule I Substance

The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.

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