The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local person with impaired driving overnight.
On Thursday February 12, 2026 at 3:30 a.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting proactive patrols in the town of Bracebridge when a vehicle caught their attention committing several highway traffic act infractions in the area of Monck Road to Taylor Road. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Taylor Road and subsequently arrested and charged 33-year-old Justin SCchell of Gravenhurst, ON with the following:
· Operation while Impaired
· Dangerous Operation
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine
· Fail to Stop for Police
· Stunt Driving H
· Drive Motor Vehicle – No licence
· Drive without proper rear light
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on March 24, 2026 to answer to his charges.
If you suspect someone is driving a vehicle of any kind while impaired, please call 9-1-1. Police will make every effort to locate the involved vehicle and conduct an investigation, many times, these investigations result in charges and removing impaired drivers from Muskoka roads.
For more information on impaired driving, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/impaired-driving.
