Collision leads to impaired charge for Smiths Falls resident

A single vehicle collision in Montague Township led to impaired driving charges for a Smiths Falls resident. 

OPP report in a media release that Lanark County officers responded to a reported collision on Carroll Road around 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7. When officers arrived, they found a car in the ditch and located open alcohol inside, the media release says. They then located a male walking nearby.

The individual was arrested and transported to the Lanark Detachment for testing. Additional alcohol was located during a search.

As a result of the investigation, Stirling Burke, 24, of Smiths Falls, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Failing to comply with an undertaking

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 Oct. 21.

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