(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver at a RIDE program in Bracebridge.
On Saturday February 21, 2026 10:30 p.m., officers with the Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team were conducting a RIDE check on Ecclestone Drive in Bracebridge. Officers became concerned about the condition of one driver and subsequently arrested and charged 20-year-old Rowan GERARD of Muskoka Lakes Township with Impaired Operation and Over 80. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on April 7, 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.