NEWS RELEASE
BRACEBRIDGE OPP
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On Oct. 7, 2021 Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers observed a motorcycle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 11. Just before 9 a.m., the driver was located on Beiers Road, in the town of Gravenhurst.
After further investigation, police arrested and charged 48-year-old Jason Wilkinson of Gravenhurst with impaired driving and operation while prohibited. He was also charged with multiple offences under the Highway Traffic Act and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Nov. 9, 2021 to answer to his charges. Furthermore his motorcycle was impounded for 45 days.
Just 12 hours later, OPP Bracebridge officers received a traffic complaint on Highway 11 northbound of a vehicle that had struck the centre median. The vehicle was located on Rainbow Circle, in the Town of Gravenhurst. After further investigation, police arrested and charged 41-year-old David Roche of Bracebridge and the passenger, 40-year-old David Grand of Bracebridge.
Both parties were charged with operation of motor vehicle while impaired by drugs.They will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Nov. 30, 2021 to answer to their charge.
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