(MUSOKA LAKES TWP, ON) - Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a single vehicle collision that occurred on Muskoka Road 169 near Carls Road in Muskoka Lakes Township on Wednesday October 11, 2017 at 4:45 p.m. Witnesses reported that a pick-up truck had struck a guard rail and run off the road.
Officers arrived and as a result of their investigation arrested and charged 23 year-old Jacob HARDING of Markham, ON with Driving While His Ability was Impaired CC 253(1)(a) and Over 80 CC 253(1)(b).
The accused received an immediate 90 day driver's licence suspension and further had his vehicle towed and impounded. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 31, 2017 to answer to his charges.
Police are asking anyone that may have witnessed the collision or who has information to please call Bracebridge OPP at (888)310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous. Being anonymous, you will not testify in court and your information may lead to a cash reward of up to $2,000