Yarker driver charged with impaired after Lanark Highlands crash

A Yarker resident has been charged with impaired driving following a single vehicle collision on Pine Grove Road in Lanark Highlands.

Lanark OPP say officers were called to the collision on Monday, July 6, just after 6 p.m. Officers and paramedics arrived and spoke with the driver, who was arrested and transported to the OPP Detachment in Carleton Place for testing. 

As a result of the investigation, Matthew St. Amour, 34, has been charged with:

·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

·        Stop sign – fail to stop

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, Aug. 17, 2026. 

Police say his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days (Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.