(MONTAGUE TWP, ON) – – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ottawa resident with several offences including impaired driving.
Officers responded to a vehicle in the ditch on County Road 43 in Montague Township on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, just before 6:00 p.m.
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, Lee CARTIER, 62-years-old, has been charged with:
· Failure or refusal to comply with demand
· Operation while impaired – alcohol
· Operation while prohibited
· Obstruct a Peace Officer
· Drive while under suspension -two counts
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on Monday, November 24, 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.