Kent BENNETT – Drunk Driving

(MONTAGUE TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Smiths Falls resident with impaired driving.

A Lanark officer was on patrol on Roger Stevens Drive around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024, when he observed a vehicle approaching him at high speed and being driven erratically. The car was travelling well over 100 km/h in a 60 zone and continued to drive into the opposing lane and onto the shoulder.

The officer conducted a traffic stop and the driver was arrested and transported to the Lanark Detachment for testing. Open liquor was found in the vehicle. 

As a result of the investigation, Kent BENNETT, age 50, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Speeding

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on October 21, 2024.

The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days (Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension) and vehicle has been impounded for seven days.

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