Traffic complaint leads to impaired driving charge in Perth

A Kitchener resident has been charged with impaired driving by Lanark County OPP.

In a July 17 media release, police explain that officers responded to a traffic complaint in the early hours of that morning, shortly after 12:30 a.m., on Highway 7 in Tay Valley Township, just west of Perth. 

The vehicle was located entering a parking lot on Dufferin Street in Perth. An Approved Screening Device was used, and the driver was arrested and transported to the Lanark Detachment for further testing,

As a result of the investigation, Berat Berberoglu, 53, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).

Charges have not been proven in court.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Aug. 26.

The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension) and vehicle has been impounded for seven days.