By Bracebridge OPP
Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two local men with impaired driving between January 4th and 7th, 2025.
On Saturday, January 4, 2025, just before midnight, a member of the public called the police concerned about the condition of a driver who appeared to be having trouble with their vehicle in a parking lot of a building center on Manitoba Street near Falkenburg Road in Bracebridge.
Officers attended, entered into an impaired driving investigation and subsequently arrested and charged 38-year-old Evan MONK of Port Sydney with the following:
- Operation while Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a)
- Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand CC 320.15(1)
- Obstruct Peace Officer CC 129(a)
- Operation while Prohibited under the Criminal Code CC 320.18(1)(a) X 4.
He was held in custody for a bail hearing in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5:15 p.m., a Bracebridge OPP officer attended a service center located on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst and, while there, noticed a vehicle stopped at the gas pumps for an extended period of time. The officer approached the vehicle and had to rouse the driver. As a result of their investigation, police have arrested and charged 34-year-old Mackenzie WEAVER of Bracebridge with Operation while Impaired by Drug CC 320.14(1)(a) and Operation while Prohibited CC 320.18(1)(a). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on February 18, 2025, to answer to his charges.
Don’t miss out on Doppler!
Sign up here to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.
Local news in your inbox so you don’t miss anything!
Click here to support local news
0 Comments