Ottawa resident facing multiple impaired driving-related charges after ‘poor driving’ on Highway 7 in Carleton Place

Complaints of poor driving on Highway 7 in Carleton Place led to an Ottawa resident being charged with impaired.

Lanark County OPP say in a Monday, March 17 media release that just after 6:45 p.m. on Friday, March 14, officers conducted a traffic stop on Highway 7 east of McNeeley Avenue after receiving multiple complaints.

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

As a result of the investigation, Karol Sjolund, 65, of Ottawa, has been charged with:

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

·      Operation while impaired – alcohol

·      Drive with open container of cannabis

·      Drive with cannabis readily available to driver

·      Drive with open liquor

·      Drive with liquor readily available to the driver

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 April 14, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension), and vehicle has been impounded for seven days.