Lanark Highlands resident charged with impaired driving in Carleton Place

A Lanark Highlands man has been charged with impaired driving following a RIDE check in Carleton Place.

Ontario Provincial Police stopped a vehicle just after 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. Officers used an approved roadside alcohol screening device and arrested the driver, who was taken to the Carleton Place OPP Detachment for testing.

John Charbonneau, 35, faces one charge of operating a vehicle while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80 mg. He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, Nov. 17.

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