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Multiple 911 calls lead to impaired charges near Sparrow Lake

Police say calls were related to a white sedan travelling at high speeds and unable to stay in one lane; Driver, 23, facing multiple charges
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Jan. 14, 2021, at 5:12 p.m. Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers received multiple complaints from motorists travelling on Highway 11 North in Gravenhurst, near Sparrow Lake Route D about a white sedan travelling at high speeds and unable to stay in one lane. Officers located the vehicle at a downtown business after a final complaint of a suspicious person.

Police arrested and charged 23-year-old Joseph Patrick of Toronto, ON with:

  • Impaired operation by drug
  • possession of schedule II substance for the purpose of trafficking
  • Failure to comply with release order x 2

He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 11, 2021, to answer to his charges.

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