Single vehicle crash leads to impaired driving charges in Beckwith Township
A Drummond-North Elmsley resident is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after a single vehicle crash early Saturday morning.
Lanark County OPP responded to a collision on Tenth Line Beckwith in Beckwith Township just after 3:30 a.m. on May 3.
Following a traffic investigation, the driver was arrested and transported to the Carleton Place Detachment for further testing.
As a result, Kevin Richmond, 47, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Dangerous operation
Charges have not been proven in court.
Richmond was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on June 2, 2025.
His driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.