Bracebridge OPP have charged three drivers with Impaired Driving related offenses during the major weather event and subsequent clean up between December 24 – 28, 2022
On Christmas Day just after 10:30 p.m. in the midst of heavy snow fall an officer stopped to assist a motorist who had lodged his vehicle in a snowbank on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge and was obstructing traffic. Police subsequently arrested and charged 31 year-old Liam Dursley-Radford of Bracebridge, ON with Operation While Impaired and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, ON on January 31, 2023 to answer to his charges.
On Tuesday December 27, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. police responded to a two vehicle collision on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge, ON after motorists reported seeing a pick-up truck lose control and strike another. Officers arrived, entered into an investigation of the collision and subsequently arrested and charged 36 year-old Bryan Campbell of Washago, with Operation While Impaired and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, ON on January 17, 2023 to answer to his charges.
On Wednesday December 28, 2022 just before 6 p.m. police, along with Muskoka Paramedic Services, responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 11 Southbound just north of Taylor Road in Bracebridge, after a vehicle left the roadway and flipped, coming to rest in the ditch. Officers arrived and were able to free the driver, who was assessed at scene by paramedics. Police subsequently arrested and charged 34 year-old Donald Austin of Bracebridge, ON with Operation While Impaired and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, ON on January 24, 2023 to answer to his charges.
In all cases where Impaired Driving charges are laid, the accused’s drivers’ licence is suspended for 90 days and their vehicle is impounded.
