(BECKWITH TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Carleton Place resident with impaired driving.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on Appleton Side Road, in Beckwith Township on Friday, June 7, 2025, just after 7:00 p.m. after a complaint of a vehicle being driven erratically.
The officers located the vehicle, arrested the driver and transported the individual to the OPP Detachment in Carleton Place for testing.
As a result of the investigation, Matthew MOORE, 36-years-old, of Carleton Place, has been charged with:
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on June 30, 2025.
The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.