The officer is a one-year member of the OPP currently serving in the Lanark County detachmentAn Ontario Provincial Police probationary officer has been arrested and charged for impaired driving.
Police said in a release that Grenville detachment officers responded to a call for a single-vehicle crash on Rock Road at McGovern Road just after 7 p.m. on May 1.
The driver was tested at roadside and arrested. He was brought back to the detachment for further testing.
No injuries were reported by police.
The officer, a one-year member of the OPP currently serving in the Lanark County detachment, was charged under the Criminal Code with:
- Operation while impaired by alcohol or drugs;
- Operation while impaired — blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused was released from custody. He is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on May 13.
The officer was off-duty at the time of the incident, police said Thursday.
The officer has been suspended with pay, as required under the Ontario Police Services Act.
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