NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE - On April 30, 2021 at 11:15 p.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a complaint from a member of the public about a vehicle that was likely being driven by an impaired driver in the area of Muskoka Road 118 in Bracebridge, ON.
Officers located the vehicle in the area of Balls Drive in Bracebridge and after a short pursuit, during which the driver launched over a curb, onto a lawn and caused damage to his vehicle, arrested and charged 25-year-old Christopher Edwards of Little Brittain, Ont. with:
- Operation while impaired CC 320.14(1)(a)
- Refusal to provide a breath sample CC 320.15(1)
- Flight from peace officer CC 320.17
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on June 8, 2021 to answer to his charges.
Furthermore, his driver's license has been suspended and vehicle impounded.
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