Lanark Highlands resident charged with impaired driving after vehicle lands in ditch

A Lanark Highlands Township resident is facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle collision late Sunday night.

Just after 11 p.m. on June 22, Lanark County OPP responded to a report of a vehicle in a ditch on MacDonalds Corners Road. Officers located the vehicle and arrested the driver at the scene.

The individual was transported to the OPP detachment in Perth for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Devon McGovern, 28, of Lanark Highlands Township has been charged with:

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

Charges have not been proven in court.

The accused was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Perth on July 14.

The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days under the Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension program, and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.