DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER CRASH AT DOMINION, MANITOBA STREETS OVERNIGHT

BRACEBRIDGE — A middle of the night accident downtown here today has led to impaired driving charges against a Bracebridge man.

Police say that early this morning, Aug. 11, at 3:45 a.m., officers and paramedics were called Dominion Street near Manitoba Street after receiving reports that a pick-up truck had collided with a car parked on the road and a guard rail before coming to a rest.

The driver was transported to hospital and treated for minor injuries.

After an investigation, police subsequently arrested and charged 46 year-old Matthew Steele, of Bracebridge, with Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a).

Steele is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 13, 2022.