Bracebridge OPP has charged a local man after he fled the scene of a motor vehicle collision.
On October 18th at 5:35 p.m., OPP officers were dispatched to reports of a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 11 South near Highway 118 in Bracebridge.
Witnesses reported that a vehicle struck another and fled the scene. Officers located the vehicle on Winhara Road and located and arrested the driver. Police have charged a 39-year-old from Gravenhurst, with Operation While Prohibited and Failure to Stop After Accident.
He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on November 19th to answer to his charges.
Furthermore, the involved vehicle has been impounded for a period of 45 days.