DRIVER WHO FLED AFTER HITTING CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT IN GRAVENHURST THURSDAY CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED

GRAVENHURST  —  A driver who fled an accident after hitting a piece of construction equipment has been charged with impaired operation.On November 13, at 6:50 p.m., police responded to a report from a member of the public that a vehicle had collided with construction equipment on Evans Avenue E. in Gravenhurst and left the scene.

Officers located the vehicle nearby and arrested and charged 69-year-old Herbert Peleikis, of Gravenhurst, with Impaired Operation, Impaired-Over 80, Operation while Prohibited and Failure to stop after accident.

Peleikis is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge December 2, 2025.