FIVE IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER IN SOUTH END OF MUSKOKA

MUSKOKA — The past two weekends impaired driving charges have led to five arrests around south Muskoka.

That’s just the first half of September, say police.

On Friday September 5, at 11:20 p.m., an officer conducting general patrol in Bracebridge became concerned about the driving of a vehicle on Manitoba Street.

And the vehicle was stopped on Hiram Street where 44-year-old Seyed Hashemi, of Newmarket, was charged with Impaired Operation and Over 80.

Hashemi is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 7, 2025.

On Saturday September 6, at 7 p.m., officers driving on Muskoka Road 118 in Bracebridge noticed another vehicle being driven in a concerning way.

The two officers conducted a traffic stop on Morrison Street, arresting and charging 50-year-old David Richardson, of Bracebridge, with Impaired Operation and Over 80.

Richardson is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on September 30.

On Sunday September 7, at 7:30 p.m., police were dispatched to reports from members of the public that a vehicle had collided with a guard rail on Golden Beach Road in Bracebridge and the occupants had left the scene on foot.

Officers located the individuals and charged 26-year-old Adam Legault, of Muskoka Lakes Township, with Impaired Operation, Over 80, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle and Fail to Remain.

Legault is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 21, 2025.

Monday September 8, at 9:50 p.m., a police RIDE program on Bay Street in Gravenhurst led to 33-year-old Ryan Morrow, of Gravenhurst, being charged with Impaired Operation, Over 80 and Fail to Comply with Probation.

Morrow is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 7, 2025.

And on Saturday September 13, at 7:30 p.m., police were contacted by a member of the public about their concerns about a vehicle parked near his laneway on Highway 11 South in Gravenhurst.

Officers attended and located the vehicle and the driver nearby, arresting and charging 42-year-old Adam Manning of Gravenhurst, with Impaired Operation and Over 80.

Manning is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on October 21.