Traffic stop leads to impaired driving charges for Lanark Highlands resident

A Lanark Highlands Township man is facing impaired driving charges following a traffic stop Monday night.

Lanark County OPP say officers on patrol stopped a vehicle on 2nd Concession Dalhousie just after 9:30 p.m. on March 2.

The driver was arrested and transported to the OPP detachment in Perth for testing.

Kyle Brownlee, 38, has been charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 milligrams or more. Charges have not been proven in court.

He was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on April 13.

Police say his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days under an administrative driver’s licence suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.