From the Huntsville OPP
The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three drivers for impaired related offenses in the past week.
On June 17, 2025 at 10:49 p.m., the Huntsville OPP were conducting general patrol on Hanes Rd, when they observed a vehicle driving poorly. A traffic stop resulted in officers suspecting the driver to have alcohol in his body.
As a result of the investigation, Troy TURNER, 57 years old of Huntsville Ontario, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80plus)
The accused is set to appear in court on July 15, 2025, at Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge, Ontario.
On June 19, 2025 at 7:34 p.m., the Huntsville OPP were dispatched to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Hidden Valley Rd. The investigation resulted in the drivers arrest for impaired operation.
As a result of the investigation, Kathleen QUINLAN, 51 years old of Huntsville Ontario, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on July 22, 2025.
On June 22, 2025 at 12:20 a.m., the Huntsville OPP were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check on Main St West, when they suspected a driver to have alcohol in their body.
As a result of the investigation, Rasmeen MASUTA, 24 years old of Brampton Ontario, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80plus)
The accused is set to appear in court August 5, 2025 at Ontario court of Justice in Bracebridge, Ontario,
All 3 drivers have had their vehicles impounded for 7 days and they received a 90 Administrative Driver’s license Suspension.
We all play a part in stopping impaired driving! If you know or suspect that a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, call 9-1-1. In doing so, you may save a life. Whether you are impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired and driving under the influence of either is a criminal offence.
If you plan on drinking or consuming drugs, plan to not drive. Instead, arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi or public transit, or come up with another plan that takes impaired driving out of the picture.
Learn more about the consequences and penalties of driving impaired at: Impaired driving | ontario.ca
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These are not teenagers, who might at least have immaturity and underdeveloped appreciation of consequences as a poor excuse. These are adults who have chosen to their and others’ lives at risk. Maybe the penalties are not drastic enough?
At this point in time I think that we need to really increase the severity of all safety-related driving infractions. Speeding, tailgating, stunt driving, driving under the influence – all need to be more strongly discouraged. When an impaired driver kills someone, it is NOT an accident. You do not accidentally drink and drive. It is a decision you that you make. Nobody thinks it will happen to them – but it can. Fines should also be based on the person’s income – as is done in some European countries.