DRIVER FACES IMPAIRED OPERATION CHARGES AFTER REPORTS OF PICKUP HEADED NORTHBOUND IN SOUTHBOUND LANES OF HWY. 11 EARLY SUNDAY

BRACEBRIDGE — An Etobicoke man faces five charges of impaired driving after his vehicle was stopped headed northbound in the southbound lanes of Hwy. 11 early Sunday morning.

On March 22, at 2:25 a.m., OPP officers responded to multiple 911 calls about the pickup truck.

Police say the vehicle travelled some distance before turning around and travelling south.

Officers were able to stop the vehicle before arresting and charging 47-year-old Christopher Dardarian, of Etobicoke, with:

  • Impaired operation
  • Over 80
  • Dangerous operation
  • Drive motor vehicle with cannabis readily available
  • Drive motor vehicle in contravention of conditions (HTA)

Dardarian is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on May 5, 2026.

If you suspect someone is driving a vehicle of any kind while impaired, police say call 911 and they will make every effort to locate the vehicle.

For more information on impaired driving, please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/impaired-driving.

Multiple 911 calls to police at 2:25 a.m. Sunday led police to stop the pickup truck on Hwy. 11 in Bracebridge.