(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person has been charged following a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and farm tractor in the Township of Perth East.
On November 20, 2025 shortly after 8:00 p.m. the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a CMV. While searching for the vehicle police came across a motor vehicle collision on Perth Line 26 near Perth Road 110 where the CMV had collided with a farm tractor.
No one was injured as a result of the collision.
The driver of the CMV, 54-year-old Clinton JOHNSON of Central Huron was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while impaired
- Dangerous operation
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford on January 5, 2026. The accused is also facing a 90-day drivers licence suspension and a 7-day motor vehicle impoundment.
If you suspect someone is driving while impaired, please call 9-1-1. Your call could save a life.
The Perth County OPP is requesting anyone who may have witnessed this vehicle or the collision or has dashcam footage to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.