The Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two men for impaired driving this week following dangerous incidents on regional highways. Police stopped one driver traveling the wrong way on Highway 11 and found another hiding in the woods after a collision on Highway 400.
Early on March 22, 2026, emergency callers reported a pickup truck driving north in the southbound lanes of Highway 11 in Bracebridge. Officers stopped the vehicle and charged 47-year-old Christopher Dardarian of Etobicoke with five offenses, including dangerous driving, impaired driving, and having cannabis readily available in the vehicle.
The following night, on March 23, 2026, a vehicle crashed into a guard rail on Highway 400 near Twelve Mile Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. The driver, 33-year-old Eduardo Jorge Navarrete of Richmond Hill, fled the scene on foot but was located by an OPP Emergency Response Team hiding in the woods and taken into custody.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported in either case. These incidents took place just after the 2026 March Break concluded, a time when police often see more traffic on regional roads as families return home from the Muskoka region.
Both drivers face several charges and are expected to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on May 5, 2026. Police are reminding the public to always arrange for a safe ride home to keep the community safe.
