(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local person with impaired driving overnight.
On Thursday February 12, 2026 at 3:30 a.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting proactive patrols in the town of Bracebridge when a vehicle caught their attention committing several highway traffic act infractions in the area of Monck Road to Taylor Road. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Taylor Road and subsequently arrested and charged 33-year-old Justin SCHELL of Gravenhurst, ON with the following:
· Operation while Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a)
· Dangerous Operation CC 320.13(1)
· Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine CDSA 4(1)
· Fail to Stop for Police HTA 216(1)
· Stunt Driving HTA (172(1)
· Drive Motor Vehicle – No licence HTA 32(1)
· Drive without proper rear light HTA 62(1)
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on March 24, 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.