(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four more drivers with impaired driving this week.
On Saturday January 31, 2026 at 8:15 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about a possible impaired driver on Wellington Street and Monck Road in Bracebridge. Officers located the vehicle in a nearby commercial parking lot and subsequently arrested and charged 45-year-old Nicholas ARBOUR of Courtland, ON with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on March 10, 2026 to answer to his charges.
On Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m., officers responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Dill Street at Wellington Street in Bracebridge. As a result of their investigation into the collision, police arrested and charged 45-year-old Christopher BROWN of Bracebridge, ON with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 10, 2026 to answer to his charges.
On Friday, February 6, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. police responded to a concern from a member of the public about the condition of a driver in a commercial parking lot located on Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst. Officers located the vehicle travelling on Bethune Drive, conducted a traffic stop and subsequently arrested and charged 31-year-old Christopher GARBOS of Toronto, ON with Failure/Refusal to Comply with Demand (Breath), Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor, along with several Highway Traffic Act and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act offenses. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on February 24, 2026 to answer to his charges.
On Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 4:20 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about the condition of a driver who had left a residence in Huntsville. Officers located the vehicle travelling on Highway 11 South near Taylor Road in Bracebridge and subsequently arrested and charged 45-year-old David HILL of Lynden, ON with Impaired Operation, Over 80 and Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 17, 2026 to answer to his charges.
If you suspect someone is driving a vehicle of any kind while impaired, please call 9-1-1. Police will make every effort to locate the involved vehicle and conduct an investigation, many times, these investigations result in charges and removing impaired drivers from Muskoka roads.
For more information on impaired driving, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/impaired-driving.