Carleton Place driver charged with impaired after collision

A Carleton Place resident has been charged with impaired driving following a single vehicle collision on County Road 29 in Mississippi Mills.

Police say in a Monday, March 31 media release that it happened on Friday, March 28 just before 3 a.m.

The driver was arrested after an investigation, and both the driver and passenger were transported to hospital in Ottawa with minor injuries and for breath testing of the driver.

As a result of the investigation, Eirinn Farrell, 26, of Carleton Place, has been charged with: 

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

• Operation while impaired – alcohol

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 28. 

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