(BECKWITH TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Drummond-North Elmsley resident with impaired driving.
Officers responded to a single vehicle collision on Tenth line Beckwith, Beckwith Township on Friday, May 3, 2025, just after 3:30 a.m.
The officer, while conducting a traffic investigation, arrested the driver and transported the individual to the Carleton Place Detachment for testing.
As a result of the investigation, Kevin Richmond, age 47, has been charged with
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while impaired – Alcohol
- Dangerous operation
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on June 2, 2025.
The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension), and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.