Unresponsive driver leads to impaired driving charges in Tay Valley Township

A Tay Valley Township resident was charged with impaired driving on Tuesday after police were called to assist paramedics with an unresponsive driver.

Lanark County OPP say in a media release that officers were called to assist paramedics in Tay Valley Township just after 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14. Paramedics had come across a vehicle stopped on the roadway with an unresponsive driver.

Officers attended the scene, spoke with the driver and arrested him. He was transported to the OPP detachment in Perth for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Ian Whitehead, 58, of Tay Valley Township, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – alcohol

Charges have not been proven in court.

The suspect was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Aug. 31.

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