The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local man with impaired driving after a fatal collision.
On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:45 p.m., Bracebridge OPP, along with Muskoka Paramedic Services and Bracebridge Fire Department were dispatched to a serious collision that occurred on Ecclestone Drive near Kirkhill Drive in Bracebridge between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle. Emergency services were on scene very quickly and the operator of the motorcycle was transported to hospital. Sadly, lifesaving measures were not successful and the 23-year-old from Bracebridge succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the motor vehicle, 25-year-old Ethan McKiernan, of Bracebridge, ON was arrested and charged with (Impaired) Operation Causing Death and Dangerous Operation Causing Death. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on May 22, 2026, for a bail hearing to answer to his charges.
The investigation is ongoing, anyone with information is asked to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 and may reference incident number E260697147.
