{"id":158832,"date":"2024-08-05T07:19:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=158832"},"modified":"2024-08-05T07:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T11:19:12","slug":"police-remind-drivers-to-plan-ahead-and-drive-sober","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/police-remind-drivers-to-plan-ahead-and-drive-sober\/","title":{"rendered":"Police remind drivers to plan ahead and drive sober"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From Bracebridge OPP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has indicated an increase in impaired drivers during the summer months thus far, they are encouraging motorists to make a safe plan for travel and not drive while impaired.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024, at 1:00 a.m., police responded to concerns from members of the public after a male party, who was potentially impaired, took off in his vehicle after engaging in a physical altercation at an address in Huntsville, ON. Police located the vehicle on Highway 11 South in Gravenhurst and conducted a traffic stop. Police arrested and charged 45-year-old Daniel THOMAS of Orillia with Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b), Failure to Comply with Release Order CC 145(5)(a) and Driving While Under Suspension HTA 53(1). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on August 20, 2024, to answer to his charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 29, 2024, at 11:25 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a concern from a member of the community who had concerns about a vehicle that was stopped near their residence on Manitoba Street in Bracebridge. Officers attended and subsequently arrested and charged 47-year-old George FAETZ of Muskoka Lakes Township with Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a), Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b), and Possession of a Prohibited Device or Ammunition CC 92(2). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on August 27, 2024, to answer to his charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 30, 2024, at 8:45 a.m. Bracebridge OPP were called to attend the parking lot of a convenience store on Taylor Road in Bracebridge regarding the driver of a vehicle who was possibly having a medical event. Police commenced an investigation into the circumstances and have charged 30-year-old Douglas SWEENEY of Bracebridge, ON with Operation While Impaired-Drug CC 320.14(1)(a) and Operation While Prohibited CC 320.18(1)(a). He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 3, 2024 to answer to his charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please keep safety in mind and make a plan for a safe ride. Impaired driving charges can result in an immediate 90-day driver&#8217;s license suspension and a minimum 7-day vehicle impoundment. Also, as of December 2018, police officers may demand a breath sample from anyone driving a motor vehicle on any street or highway to determine the presence of alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Bracebridge OPP As Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has indicated an increase in impaired drivers during the summer months thus far, they are encouraging motorists to make a safe [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1904,"featured_media":158377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-158832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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