Lanark OPP charge suspended driver near Carleton Place
Posted Apr 17, 2024 09:28:01 AM.
Last Updated Apr 17, 2024 09:54:03 AM.
A person from Lanark Village is facing charges after a traffic stop just west of Carleton Place.
A patrol officer with the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) witnessed a driver making an unsafe pass of a transport truck on Highway 7 on a bridge over the Mississippi River.
Using an Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR), the officer also discovered that the owner of the vehicle was suspended from driving.
The 56-year-old driver faces the following charges under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA):
- Drive while under suspension
- Drive left of centre within 30 metres of a bridge
The driver was also charged under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act with fail to surrender an insurance card.
The accused is due in court in Perth on May 14.
