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Victoria Harbour man faces impaired charges after traffic stop near Gravenhurst

Another man faces impaired charges after driving a snowmobile in an unsafe manner
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers charged two drivers with Impaired Operation on Jan. 6, 2021 thanks to information called in by concerned members of the public.

At 8:37 a.m. a motorist called in to report a vehicle swerving and causing concern travelling on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst, Ont. Officers were able to stop the vehicle and as a result of their investigation, arrested and charged 57 year-old Lindsay Verge of Victoria Harbour, Ont. with operation while impaired by drug CC 320.14(1)(a). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 23, 2021 to answer to his charge.

Later in the day, at 4:30 p.m., police received a tip that there was a snow vehicle being operated in an unsafe manner on Tower Crescent in Gravenhurst, Ont. Officers arrived and located the vehicle and subsequently arrested and charged 40 year-old Corey Carpenter of Gravenhurst with operation while impaired- over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b) along with various offences under the Motorized Snow Vehicle Act. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 10, 2021 to answer to his charges.

The OPP's annual Festive RIDE campaign wrapped up on Jan. 3, 2021 which saw an increase in the number of impaired drivers on Muskoka roads.

Members of the public are credited with assisting in taking many impaired drivers off the road, if you suspect a person is driving while impaired, please call 9-1-1 from your hands free device.

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