Perth resident charged with impaired driving on Rideau Ferry Road

Lanark OPP report that a traffic investigation has led to the arrest of a Perth resident for impaired driving.

A Feb. 3 media release says that officers conducted a traffic stop on Rideau Ferry Road in Drummond-North Elmsley Township shortly after midnight on Sunday, Feb. 2. As a result, the driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for testing. 

As a result of the investigation, Mitchell Chapman, 32, of Perth, has been charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus). This charge has 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 March 3. 

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