Driver charged after Mile Hill rollover

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************************** Driver charged in motor vehicle rollover

AWERES TWP, ON – Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 17 North at the bottom of the Mile Hill yesterday at 12:20 a.m.

A 1993 Nissan Maxima was travelling southbound when the driver lost control, drove onto the northbound shoulder and back onto the roadway, rolling over and landing the vehicle on its roof.

The driver was transported to hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.

The vehicle received extensive damage and had to be towed.

Charged with failing to drive in marked lane contrary to the Highway Traffic Act is 43-year-old Campbell Thomas of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

************************** Crime Prevention Week in Ontario: November 1-7

Prevention pays. Get involved. It’s your community. It's your future

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police recognizes community engagement is a key component of crime prevention and that strong community partnerships are an essential element of an effective crime reduction strategy.

The OPP offers many programs to our citizens and businesses, designed to foster relationships between the OPP and those we serve, in an effort to reduce and prevent crime.

While the police have a clear mandate to prevent crime, police can’t do it alone.

Crime prevention is everyone’s business.

By reporting suspicious activity and taking simple steps such as locking your vehicle and ensuring your home is secure, you are helping prevent crime.

By participating in community crime prevention initiatives, you are going one step further by taking a stand against crime not only in relation to your own property, but in relation to your community.

By educating and assisting community members to be more aware of their own safety, and to be proactive in the reduction of crime by eliminating the opportunity for crime, the OPP remain dedicated to its vision statement of Safe communities - A Secure Ontario.

For more information on crime prevention tips please contact the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122. *************************