Traffic complaint leads to impaired-related charges on Highway 15 in Beckwith Township

A Beckwith Township resident has been charged with impaired driving following a traffic complaint.

Lanark OPP report that officers responded just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, after receiving the complaint of a possibly impaired driver on Highway 15. After police spoke with the driver, he was arrested and transported to the OPP Detachment in Carleton Place for testing. 

As a result of the investigation, Daniel Gogolin, 35, has been charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus); dangerous operation; drive vehicle with open container of alcohol; and obstructed licence plate. Charges have not been proven in court.

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, March 2. 

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