NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE - On Feb. 15, 2019 just before 2 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a request to assist a motorist on Highway 11 South in Bracebridge.
Officers attended and after a brief interaction, the driver fled in his vehicle. Police followed as he exited onto Cedar Lane near highway 117 and continued driving south, refusing to stop for police.
Police deployed a spike belt and were able to stop the vehicle before it entered a school zone; however four cruisers sustained minor damage in the process. No one was injured.
Police have charged 47-year-old Andrew Moore of Bracebridge with Impaired Operation while Blood Alcohol Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b), Flight from Police CC 320.17 X2, Dangerous Operation CC 320.13, Resist Arrest CC 129(a).
The accused received an immediate 90-day driver's licence suspension and further had his vehicle towed and impounded. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 12, 2019 to answer to his charges.
Police would like to ask any witnesses to please call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online if you have any information on this crime or any other crime.
Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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