Suspicious driving complaint leads to impaired charges in Tay Valley

A Tay Valley Township resident is facing impaired driving charges after Lanark County OPP responded to a report of a suspicious person driving in the area Tuesday night.

According to police, officers stopped a vehicle on Fallbrook Road shortly before 10 p.m. on Aug. 18 after receiving the complaint.

Officers reportedly spoke with the driver, who was arrested and transported to the OPP detachment in Perth for testing.

Jess Saville, 40, of Tay Valley Township, was 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 Sept. 28.

Police say their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.