Members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are disappointed to share that many operators of motor vehicles and/or vessels are not getting the message about the safety risks of driving while impaired.
On Thursday, August 10, 2023, at 9:45 p.m. police were called to a Bracebridge quick service restaurant after the staff became concerned about a motorist in the drive-through. Officers arrived and subsequently arrested and charged 32-year-old Mackenzie WEAVER of Bracebridge with Operation While Impaired by Drug CC 320.14(1)(a). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 12, 2023, to answer to his charge.
On Friday, August 11, 2023, at 9:45 p.m. police received several complaints from motorists on Muskoka Road 118 in Bracebridge about a possible impaired driver. Officers located the vehicle and subsequently arrested and charged 57-year-old Igor KUTIK of Innisfil with Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a) and Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 12, 2023, to answer to his charges.
On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 4:20 p.m. a Bracebridge OPP Marine unit was patrolling Lake Joseph in Seguin Township when they conducted a safety check on a vessel. Officers subsequently arrested and charged 46-year-old Storey BADGER of Seguin Township with Operation While Impaired- Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b) along with several Canada Shipping Act charges. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 21, 2023.
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Mr Beatty is right on with this.
Does it ever occur to folks that those beer cans along the highway neither drop from heaven nor “fall singly out of the back of a truck” to end up in that roadside location?
Every single one of these cans was drunk by somebody in a moving car and in many cases probably the driver. They toss them so there is less evidence. Does this give you confidence in road safety?
The message the Police send seems to disintegrate when the courts become involved ….they fail to provide real deterrence !