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Published March 22, 2026

Bracebridge OPP charge driver for wrong-way Hwy 11 trip

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Ontario Provincial Police received multiple 911 calls just before 2:30 Sunday morning about a pickup truck travelling north in the southbound lanes of Highway 11 in Bracebridge.

"The vehicle travelled some distance before turning around and travelling south," Bracebridge OPP said in a news release.

Officers were able to stop the truck and arrested the 47-year-old driver from Etobicoke.

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He was charged with multiple offences, including impaired driving, driving a vehicle with cannabis readily available, dangerous operation, and driving a vehicle in contravention of conditions under the Highway Traffic Act.

The accused is to appear in court in May to answer to the charges.

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