Driver Charged Twice In Three Days – Impaired By Drug, Careless Driving

(Township of Drummond North Elmsley and Beckwith Township, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Township of Lanark Highlands man twice in three days following complaints from other road users in two different Townships.

At 05:48 pm on Sunday 25th September 2016 OPP responded to calls regarding a pickup truck driving on the shoulder of the road and crossing into oncoming traffic on Crooked Side Road in Beckwith Township.

Michael MASSEY (35 years) was charged:

One (1) Count Careless Driving contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

At 04:43pm on Tuesday 27th September 2016 OPP started receiving calls about the same vehicle driving in a similar manner on Hwy 43 in the Township of Drummond North Elmsley .

On this occasion Michael MASSEY was charged under the provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada:

One (1) Count Drive Motor while Impaired by Drug(s).

He was released to appear at a later date in the Provincial Court in Perth.

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