(BECKWITH TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Stittsville resident with numerous offences following a serious collision in Beckwith Township.
Lanark County OPP responded to a serious collision on Highway 15 at Beckwith 9th line in Beckwith Township on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, just after 4:00 p.m. Just prior to the collision, OPP and Ottawa Police had received numerous traffic complaints involving one of the vehicles. Both drivers and two children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. During the investigation, one driver was arrested and transported to hospital for testing.
As a result of the investigation, Brennan BOYD, 40-years-old, has been charged with:
· Failure or refusal to comply with breath demand
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Dangerous operation
· Criminal negligence causing bodily harm
· Red light – fail to stop
· Driving while under suspension
· Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available
· Driving motor vehicle with liquor in open baggage
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, September 22, 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.