The Bracebridge OPP detachment advises that on April 1, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., officers were flagged down by a member of the public in a parking lot on Wellington Street near Monck Road in Bracebridge.
The witness described to officers concerns they had observed about the driving and later the behaviour of the driver of the vehicle in the parking lot. Officers located the driver and subsequently arrested and charged 21-year-old Douglas MERRITT of Huntsville, ON., with Impaired Operation by Drug CC 320.14(1)(a).
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on April 30, 2024, to answer to his charge.
Information from concerned and attentive members of the public is key in efforts to take impaired drivers off the road and create safer driving conditions for everyone. The consequences for impaired driving in the province of Ontario, beyond the criminal charge, include a 90-day driver’s license suspension and a 7-day vehicle impound
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