Crash on Highway 6 in Arthur sends one person to hospital

Collision on Highway 6 in Arthur. (Source: Wellington County OPP)

A serious collision shut down a stretch of Highway 6 through Arthur on Thursday.

Ontario Provincial Police said it happened around 7 a.m. between Conestoga Street North and Preston Street North.

A photo, shared by OPP, showed one vehicle with significant front-end damage and another up on its side.

Police said one driver was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The other driver was arrested.

James Woods, a 25-year-old from the community of Conn, was charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm, operation while impaired by alcohol or drugs, failing to remain at the scene of a collision, operation while prohibited, and driving a vehicle without an ignition interlock device.

His licence was also suspended for 90 days, while his vehicle was impounded for 45 days.

Highway 6 reopened before noon.