Transport driver charged with impaired near Carleton Place

Another impaired driving charge has been laid in Lanark County, following two that were laid this past weekend, according to media releases from OPP.

On Feb. 19, just after 8 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Tatlock Road west of Carleton Place, in Mississippi Mills Township, after receiving complaints of poor driving involving a transport on Highway 7.

The driver and transported the individual to the Carleton Place Detachment for testing. 

As a result of the investigation, Paul Elton, 48, of Woodstock, has been charged with: 

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

• Operation while impaired – Alcohol

The driver also was charged with offences under the Highway Traffic Act and the Liquor Licence and Cannabis Act.

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 March 31. 

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