(PERTH, ON) – A Lanark Highlands resident has been charged after a traffic stop in Perth.
Members of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Drummond Street on April 28, 2024, shortly after 1:30 a.m.
The officers demanded that the driver submit to a test using the approved roadside alcohol screening device. The driver refused.
Shawn MERCIER, age 32 was charged under the Criminal Code with refusal to comply with demand. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on May 27, 2024.
