The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged several more impaired drivers during the last week of August.
On August 22, 2025, at 10:30 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on Beaumont Drive in Bracebridge and became concerned about the condition of a driver. Police subsequently arrested and charged 43-year-old Stefanus Castelijn of Mattawa, ON with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 7, 2025 to answer to his charges.
On August 24, 2025 at 8:25 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers received concerns from members of the public about a possible impaired driver operating a motorcycle in the town of Gravenhurst. Officers located the individual at an address on Bethune Drive and subsequently arrested and charged 61-year-old Rod Benson of Gravenhurst with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 16, 2025 to answer to his charges.
On August 28, 2025 at 12:05 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers received a report of a possible impaired driver from a concerned member of the public in the area of Muskoka Road North near Harvie Street in Gravenhurst. Officers located the subject of concern and arrested and charged 41-year-old Michael White of Gravenhurst with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 30, 2025 to answer to his charges.
On August 30, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers received multiple reports from motorists travelling on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst about a possible impaired driver. Officers located the vehicle at a service centre north of Gravenhurst and subsequently arrested and charged 62-year-old Steven Orrett of Burlington, ON with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 23, 2025 to answer to his charges.
On September 1, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers received a report of a possible impaired driver from a concerned member of the public in the area of Bethune Drive in Gravenhurst. Officers located the vehicle on Hastings Drive and subsequently arrested and charged 56-year-old Frank Doran of Gravenhurst with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 30, 2025 to answer to his charges.
Police would like to thank members of the public for their continued support in improving the safety of Muskoka roads. If you suspect someone is driving a vehicle of any kind while impaired, please call 9-1-1. For more information on impaired driving, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/impaired-driving.
