OPP charge 2 drivers at same RIDE check in 2 days
Bracebridge OPP charged two drivers with impaired driving offences, twenty-four hours apart.
Police say that on July 1st and 2nd, 2024, officers conducted R.I.D.E. checks on Southwood Road in Gravenhurst.
At 2:15 p.m. on July 1st, a vehicle entered the checkpoint and officers quickly entered into an investigation into the driver's sobriety. Police subsequently arrested and charged a 27-year-old, with Operation While Impaired, Over 80, Operation while Prohibited and Driving while Suspended.
At 2:30 p.m. the next day, a vehicle entered the same checkpoint and officers began an investigation into the driver's sobriety. Police have arrested and charged a 67-year-old from Toronto, with Operation While Impaired and Over 80.
Police days the public can continue to expect to see RIDE programs throughout Muskoka.