POLICE BRIEFS: TWO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES — AND SPEEDER CLOCKED 193 KM/H IN 100 KM/H ZONE ON HWY. 400 YESTERDAY MORNING
MUSKOKA — Three drivers face separate charges involving alcohol, drugs and speeding this week.
On Tuesday, March 24, at 9:40 p.m., an officer in Bracebridge conducting proactive patrols made a traffic stop on Dominion Street and charged 35-year-old Timothy Bonnis, of Gravenhurst, with:
- Impaired operation (drug)
- Possession of schedule I substance -Cocaine
- Driving while under suspension
Bonnis is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge April 28, 2026.
Driver caught in bush after fleeing crashed vehicle on Hwy. 400
On Monday March 23, at 1 a.m., OPP from the Bracebridge detachment, responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 400 South near Twelve Mile Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township.
The vehicle left the roadway and hit the guard rail, damaging a large section of it before fleeing on foot.
With the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), the driver was located in the woods and taken into custody.
Police charged 33-year-old Eduardo Jorge Navarrete, of Richmond Hill, with:
- Impaired operation
- Over 80
- Public mischief
- Failure to stop after accident
Jorge Navarrete is to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice on May 5, 2026.
Hwy. 400 northbound driver stopped ding 93 km/h over limit
A member of the Orillia OPP detachment stopped a vehicle travelling 193km/hr on Highway 400 northbound in the Township of Oro-Medonte.
Yesterday, March 25, just after 11:30 a.m, an officer of the Orillia OPP detachment was conducting speed enforcement when they observed a vehicle travelling at a notably high rate of speed.
The vehicle was found to travelling 93 km/hr over the posted speed limit of 100 km/hr.
The vehicle was stopped, and a 21-year-old — who police did not identify — from Bancroft is facing the following charges under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA):
- Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform stunt – Excessive speed, and
- Speeding
As a result, their vehicle has been impounded for 14 days, their licence suspended for 30 days, and the driver was served with a future court date to answer to the charge.
The OPP remind motorists that excessive speed is never acceptable and puts yourself and other members of the community at risk.
