(MISSISSIPPI MILLS TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Woodstock resident with impaired driving.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on Tatlock Road west of Carleton Place, in Mississippi Mills Township on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, just after 8:00 a.m. after receiving complaints of poor driving involving a Transport truck on Highway 7.
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, Paul ELTON age 48, of Woodstock, ON, has been charged with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – Alcohol
The driver also was charged with offences under the Highway Traffic Act and the Liquor Licence and Cannabis Act.
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on March 31, 2025.
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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