NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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As impaired driving remains a persistent issue on Muskoka's roads, Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged four people with impaired driving related offences during the past week.
On Oct. 21, 2022, at 7:23 a.m., police were dispatched to attend the parking lot of a commercial building on Winhara Road, Gravenhurst, when employees noticed a Jeep parked in their lot with a person passed out at the steering wheel.
Officers attended and after an investigation into the circumstances, arrested and charged 40-year-old Erin Krawetz of Gravenhurst with impaired operation by drug CC 320.14(1)(a), possession of a schedule I substance CDSA 4(1) and possession of a schedule I substance for the purposes of trafficking CDSA 5(2). She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Nov. 8, 2022 to answer to her charges.
On Oct. 22, 2022 just before 8 p.m. police responded to a report that a vehicle had gone off the road on Bonnie Lake Road in Bracebridge into the ditch. Officers attended and subsequently arrested and charged 31-year-old Amy Fisher of Huntsville with operation while impaired - over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b). She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Dec. 13, 2022 to answer to her charge.
On Oct. 24, 2022 members of the public called police to report that a vehicle had been driving very quickly on Highway 11 North in Bracebridge and went off the road into the ditch. Officers responded and after an investigation into the cause, arrested and charged 18-year-old Nolan Mee of Gravenhurst with operation while impaired CC 320.14(1)(a) and Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Dec. 6, 2022 to answer to his charges. Furthermore, in the Province of Ontario, all drivers under the age of 22 must have zero alcohol in their blood to drive.
On Oct. 26, 2022, Bracebridge OPP officers attended to a call for service on Beaver Ridge Road in Gravenhurst to assist with a person who was having vehicle trouble. Officers suspected that alcohol was involved and after an investigation into the circumstances, arrested and charged 48-year-old Jennifer Clancy of London with operation while impaired CC 320.14(1)(a) and over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b). She will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Dec. 6, 2022 to answer to her charges.
In cases where a person is charged with impaired driving, their driver's licence is suspended immediately for 90 days and their vehicle is impounded for seven days.
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