DRIVER FLEES POLICE IN GRAVENHURST, BEFORE BEING STOPPED, CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION LATE FRIDAY

GRAVENHURST — A driver charged with impaired operation was also charged with fleeing police here Friday night.

Police say that on Friday March 21, just before 11 p.m., an officer patrolling Gravenhurst became concerned about the driving behaviour of a motorist on Winewood Avenue.

The officer followed the vehicle onto Bethune Drive and then Industrial Drive, attempting to conduct a traffic stop.

The vehicle eventually came to a stop near a residence on Forest Glen Drive and the officer arrested the driver.

Dylan Holder, 23, of Orangeville, was charged with:

• Operation While Impaired CC 320.14(1)(a)
• Over 80 CC 320.14(1)(b)
• Dangerous Operation CC 320.13(1)
• Flight From Peace Officer CC 320.17
• Having Care or Control of a Motor Vehicle with Open Container of Liquor LLCA42(1)(a)
• Disobey Sign HTA 182(2)

Holder is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on April 22, 2025 and his driver’s licence was suspended for 90-days with the vehicle impounded for seven days.