LONDON, ONT. -- Grey County OPP say an alleged impaired driver crashed into an OPP cruiser over the weekend.

Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, police say an officer stopped a vehicle doing over 170 km/hr in an 80 km/hr zone on Highway 10, south of Chatsworth.

The suspect vehicle stopped over the crest of a hill but then backed into the cruiser. No one was injured.

A 22-year-old Rear Leeds-Lansdowne Township resident has been charged with the following:

  • Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs
  • Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
  •  Failure or refusal to comply with demand
  • Two counts of assault a peace officer
  • Assault a peace officer with a weapon

The accused will appear in an Owen Sound court on July 8.