Bracebridge OPP issued four impaired driving charges over three days

Bracebridge OPP charged four drivers involved in four collisions with impaired driving between May 8-10.

According to the OPP, on May 8 at about 7 a.m., officers responded to reports of a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 11 south near Southwood Road in Gravenhurst.

Police said, as a result of the collision, a 36-year-old from Orillia was charged with impaired operation by drug. He is slated to appear in court on June 8.

On May 9, at 1:00 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Bay Street and Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst after a tanker truck was rear-ended by a pickup truck.

Officers arrested and charged a 32-year-old from Gravenhurst with impaired operation by drug. He is slated to appear in court on June 16.

At around 6:30 p.m. that same day, officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Shea Road in Muskoka Lakes Township after a vehicle left the roadway and entered a ditch.

Officers charged a 57-year-old from Utterson with impaired operation. The accused is slated to appear in court on June 23.

On May 10, police said officers, along with Muskoka EMS and Muskoka Lakes Fire Department, responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on Eveleigh Road in Muskoka Lakes Township.

The OPP said the driver of one vehicle was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

After an investigation into the collision, police arrested and charged a 38-year-old from Port Carling with Impaired Operation and Dangerous Driving. The accused is slated to appear in court on June 23.

Mauricio Prado
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