Lanark OPP lay impaired charges after vehicle found in ditch on Moores Road

A resident of Drummond-North Elmsley Township is facing impaired driving charges after Lanark County OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Moores Road.

Police were called around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, and found a vehicle stuck in a ditch with no one nearby. A short time later, a man arrived at the scene on a tractor and told officers he had been driving the vehicle.

After speaking with him, officers arrested the man and brought him to the Perth detachment for testing.

McDonnell Green, 40, has been charged with operation while impaired by alcohol and operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 milligrams. Charges have not been proven in court.

He was released with a court date set for Sept. 8 in Perth. His licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.