Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged another four drivers with impaired driving.
On Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 2:40 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a call from a member of the public about the condition of a driver on Muskoka Road 169 in Bala in Muskoka Lakes Township. Police conducted an investigation and subsequently arrested and charged a 35-year-old of Hannon, ON with Impaired Operation CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b) and Transportation Fraud CC 393(3). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 3, 2025 to answer to his charges.
Also on April 27, 2025 at 8:45 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers received several traffic complaints from motorists driving on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst about a vehicle that was described creating unsafe conditions. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 just north of Bethune Drive. The driver was soon arrested and police have charged a 20-year-old of Port Sydney with Impaired Operation CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b), Dangerous Operation CC 320.13(1), Young Driver having B.A.C. above zero HTA 44.1(5) and Driving Motor Vehicle with Liquor Readily Available LLCA 42(1)(b). She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on May 20, 2025 to answer to her charges.
On Monday, April 28, 2025 at 4:20 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were investigating a report of a person causing a disruption at a business in Mactier and were made aware that the suspect had left in a vehicle that she did not have permission to be driving. The owner of the vehicle located it in Port Carling and the female party fled the scene. She was located a short time later, on foot, by officers and placed her under arrest. Police have charged a 52-year-old of Barrie, ON with Impaired Operation CC 320.14(1)(a) and Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b). She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 3, 2025 to answer to her charges.
On Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 1:40 a.m. a Bracebridge OPP officer was conducting general patrol in the town of Bracebridge and observed a vehicle travelling on Manitoba Street commit a traffic infraction. The officer conducted a traffic stop and subsequently arrested and charged a 68-year-old of Feversham, ON with Impaired Operation CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b) and Red Light-Fail to Stop HTA 144(18). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 3, 2025 to answer to his charges.
If you suspect that someone is operating a vehicle of any kind while impaired, please call 9-1-1 from your hands free device.