Lanark OPP respond to separate road rage and impaired driving incidents over weekend

Lanark County OPP officers have laid charges in two separate incidents over the weekend involving impaired driving and intimate partner violence.

In Carleton Place, officers responded to a road rage complaint on Sunday, June 15. After locating the individuals involved, police arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with an intimate partner violence investigation. The accused has been charged with assault with a weapon, assault, uttering threats, criminal harassment, and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

He was held for a bail hearing and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, July 16, 2025. His name is being withheld to protect the identity of the victim.

In a separate incident in Lanark Highlands Township, officers conducted a traffic stop on Highway 7 just after 3 a.m. on the same day. The driver, identified as 24-year-old Andy Oakley, was arrested and brought to the OPP detachment in Carleton Place for testing.

Oakley has been charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol and with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg. Charges have not been proven in court. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Perth on Monday, July 21, 2025.